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Another First Nation connected to the grid

A second First Nation community in the far north has been connected to the provincial power grid.

North Caribou Lake is part of the $1.9 billion Wataynikaneyap Power project.

The community is now off diesel generators, which chief Cornelius Benson says are unsafe, unreliable and inadequate to meet the needs of a growing community.

The goal is to connect 24 First Nations with the new 590 kilometer electrical line.

  • Tim Davidson has more than 30 years of experience in radio news. He is based in Kenora and covers stories in northwestern Ontario. Contact Tim at davidson.tim@radioabl.ca.

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