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The first unit at the Keeyask Generating Station went into commercial service Tuesday, Manitoba Hydr...

A partnership between Manitoba Hydro and Tataskweyak Cree Nation, War Lake First Nation, York Factory First Nation and Fox Lake Cree Nation, known collectively as the Keeyask Hydropower Limited Partnership, construction of Keeyask began in 2014. Originally planned to have a $6.5 billion budget and to be in service by 2019, the project is tracking to meet its revised budget of $8.7 billion and coming into service six months earlier than its revised in-service date of August of this year. Keeyask is a 695-megawatt station in the Nelson River and will have seven units producing an average of 4...

Canadian contractor, Water Blasting & Vacuum Services Inc., pushed the limits of hydrodemolition with a hydroelectric generating station.

Glaciers play a vital role in sculpting the landscape, and their retreat can bring about drastic consequences The Peyto Glacier in 1903, from the north ridge of Mount Jimmy Simpson. The image was taken by A.O. Wheeler, Dominion Land Surveyor, as part of the Railway Belt Survey. Courtesy of the Mountain Legacy Project and Library and Archives Canada / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada (images e011083093 and e011083094). Panorama created by Mary Sanseverino. December 11, 2020 This past autumn alarm bells have been ringing loudly in Canada’s mountains. Again. New evidence indicates that iconic ...

Posted: Dec 10, 2020 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: December 10, 2020 Ken Linklater, a member of Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, says he was subjected to bullying and racist behaviour by a supervisor while working at the Wuskwatim Generating Station.(Manitoba Hydro) A Manitoba Hydro worker who says he endured years of racism and bullying while working at the Wuskwatim generating station in northern Manitoba has filed a complaint with the Crown corporation about his treatment on the job.        Ken Linklater, a member of Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation — a partner with Manitoba Hydro in the Wu...