A Reflection on the Toppling of Statues July 7, 2021 I have just returned from a northern community which has been impacted by hydro development with the building of another dam in their area. People are grieving the loss of … Continue reading Sacred Sites
Winnipeg Free Press, Dec 30, 2017 By Will Braun
The Keeyask dam is springing leaks, and the possibility of further cost overruns and delays, as recently reported, is just the start. Continue reading “Gigawatt Glut”
Manitoba Hydro needs to ignore the past and become an innovator
Winnipeg Free Press, Oct 26, 2016 By Will Braun
Manitoba Hydro’s largest customer has written Hydro out of its future, and that could spell problems for Manitobans down the line. Xcel Energy’s 15-year plan states the Minneapolis-based utility intends to drop 850 megawatts’ worth of hydro import contracts when they expire in 2025, filling the gap with other resources. Continue reading “Export doors close for Hydro”
Former Manitoba Hydro transmission engineer Dennis Woodford suggests Manitobans might be best off if the Bipole III and Keeyask projects were put on hold to thoroughly review the prudence of completing them. Below is his article from the April 5, 2016 Winnipeg Free Press. Continue reading “The Multi-Billion Dollar Question Candidates Are Not Debating”
Interchurch Council on Hydropower 