- Thursday
- May 28th, 2020
Peggy
An agreement has been reached between four First Nations and Manitoba Hydro after blockades were set up at the Keeyask Generating Station out of fears of spreading COVID-19, according to Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO).The advocacy organization MKO says a partnership...
Manitoba Hydro has delayed a shift change for its workers and has moved the Keeyask project into “care and maintenance status” as a blockade continues in the area.The blockade went up last Friday at an entrance to the site over...
Members of northern Manitoba First Nations who are worried about the spread of COVID-19 say they will maintain blockades set up at the entrance to a hydroelectric construction site despite a court injunction.“Is life more important than a job? If...
May 12 2020 5:56pm Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is defending layoffs coming for hundreds of public service and crown corporation employees amid coronavirus, Global’s Brittany Greenslade reports. ' }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+""; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] !=...
Hundreds of Manitoba Hydro employees will be receiving pink slips starting this week to help with cost saving measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.Approximately 600 to 700 employees will be temporarily laid off for the next four months.“As requested by the...
Posted March 25, 2020 8:13 am Smaller font Descrease article font size -A Larger font Increase article font size A+ About 3,000 customers were without power Wednesday morning in west Winnipeg.At about 10 p.m. Tuesday, crews responded to outages in...
Manitoba Hydro is scaling back work and suspending travel to one of its biggest sites in the province, in an effort to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.Hydro announced they will suspend all operations of the Keeyask project construction site...
By The Canadian Press Posted March 17, 2020 11:38 am Smaller font Descrease article font size -A Larger font Increase article font size A+ A Manitoba judge has ruled the provincial government was within its rights to cancel a $67-million...
The federal government is stepping in to help Manitoba Hydro build a new transmission line to the Saskatchewan boundary.On Monday, the feds pledged $18.7 million in funding to help the project go forward.The 46-kilometre line from the Birtle South Station...
Posted February 20, 2020 3:20 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size -A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Winnipeg police are warning about a phone scam targeting Manitoba Hydro customers.Police say a number of people have reported getting...
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