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Manitoba Hydro needs plan for excess power production
Jan . 02 . 2018 Kelly Janz 0 Comment Manitoba Hydro

By Will Braun Originally published on December 30th, 2017 in the Winnipeg Free Press The Keeyask dam is springing leaks, and the possibility of further cost overruns and delays, as recently reported, is just the start. The dam, now estimated to cost between $8.7 billion and $10.5 billion, was officially approved in 2014, based largely on Manitoba Hydro’s projection that demand for energy in Manitoba would grow by 1.5 per cent annually for 20 years, outstripping current supply. Hydro’s mandate, and the basic justification for Keeyask, is to power the province, with exports helpi

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Do You Know Where Your Energy Comes From?
Nov . 25 . 2017 Kelly Janz 0 Comment greenwashing, Manitoba Hydro

The Ongoing Impacts of Northern Hydro Development By Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition (originally published on MEJC's website on August 28th, 2017) Manitoba celebrates the “clean energy” that comes from Manitoba Hydro’s damn systems in the province’s North. But to call this energy “clean” is a misnomer. MEJC members recently participated in a tour of northern communities affected by Hydro projects. We heard harrowing accounts of how dams changed landscapes and the lives of those living on them. While it’s common knowledge that flooding at the time of dam construction al

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Moving from Talk to Action
Nov . 14 . 2017 Kelly Janz 0 Comment fish management, Gatherings

If we could sum up the 2017 Spring Gathering in a phrase it would be, "Less talk, more action!" Breakout sessions during the Gathering identified priorities around five major themes: health, youth, fisheries, legal action, and activism and outreach. Each group identified action items to improve environment and community health, increase youth engagement, support the recovery and management of fisheries, fight for justice, and strengthen ties within the Alliance and increase outreach to the public and other groups outside the province facing similar injustices.

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Meet Tanjina!
Oct . 25 . 2017 info@hydroalliance.ca 0 Comment Updates

Tanjina Tahsin has recently come from Bangladesh and is a first-year graduate student at the University of Manitoba’s Master of Environment program. She has a B.S. (Honours) degree in Soil, Water and Environment from University of Dhaka. During her Master’s degree from the same department she studied Environment as her major arena of focus and completed a thesis on contamination (heavy metals) of food (specifically vegetables), sources of contaminants, and networks in the food chain, as well as their effect on human health. From 2013 to 2015 she worked for an International NGO, Internat

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Fall 2017 Research Update
Oct . 20 . 2017 Kelly Janz 0 Comment Updates

The Research and Steering Committees got together in mid-October to review proposals that were submitted for our fall intake date, September 18th, 2017. We received three project proposals of which two were approved. The third was sent back for more information and revisions. Here are the two community projects that were approved. The next intake date is January 15th, 2018. Grand Rapids Documentation & Archival Project $17,746 Gerald McKay, Grand Rapids  This purpose of this project is to preserve historical pictures and articles that were written before the construction of t

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Meet Sadie, Our Community Coordinator
Sep . 06 . 2017 info@hydroalliance.ca 0 Comment Updates

Sadie-Phoenix Lavoie is a 23 year old Anishinaabe Two-Spirit from Sagkeeng First Nation, graduating with a BA in Indigenous Studies and Political Science. Sadie-Phoenix formerly was the Co-President for the UW Aboriginal Student Council; Aboriginal Student Commissioner for the Canadian Federation of Students MB; and Vice-President of External Affairs on the University of Winnipeg Students' Association. Sadie-Phoenix is currently the National Executive Representative of the Circle of First Nations, Mètis and Inuit Students. Sadie-Phoenix has worked on numerous on student led initiatives inclu

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