Manitoba Hydro Projects: BiPole III CEC Hearings
Bipole III Hearings: Week Eight: November 19-22, 2012Hearings were originally scheduled to conclude November 26, 2012, but in late October Manitoba Hydro announced several changes to the proposed route. On November 13, 2012 Manitoba Hydro announced that it would file a supplemental environmental assessment regarding the route changes with Manitoba Conservation sometime around January 28, 2013. Hearings are scheduled to resume March 4-14, 2013 to consider the route changes. Manitoba CEC is conducting public hearing about the potential environmental and socio-economic impacts of constructing and operating this proposed project, as requested by the Minister of Conservation and Water Stewardship. Using information gathered from hearings, the CEC will prepare a report for the minister, with recommendations regarding the project, potential licence standards and other matters. The proposed Manitoba Hydro Bipole III project is a 1400 km 500kV high-voltage DC electrical transmission line originating near the site for the proposed Conawapa hydroelectric generating station on the Nelson River, and terminating east of Winnipeg, east of the Winnipeg Floodway. Manitoba Wildlands is registered as an unfunded participant for the Bipole III CEC proceedings and hearings for the Bipole III Transmission Project. We are providing information on this website about the Bipole III CEC proceedings, as there is little other online access for the information below. Feel free to bookmark this page, as we will be adding further updates as the hearings progress. This update covers week eight of the hearings (November 19-22, 2012). Please click on links below for more information. For previous updates please scroll further down this page.
The Bipole III Coalition, a funded participant in the CEC Bipole III hearings, called 5 witnesses on November 19, 2012. View November 19, 2012 Bipole III Hearing Transcript The Bipole III Coalition, is a coalition of retired engineers, retired Hydro executives and employees, landowners, aerial applicators, and citizens of Manitoba concerned about the extra costs and impacts on farmers from the proposed Bipole III transmission project. The witnesses and evidence called were as follows: 1. Robert Berrien, Agrologist with Berrien Associates Ltd.
View November 8, 2012 Report by Robert Berrien (PDF)
View November 12, 2012 Report by Jim Collinson (PDF)
View November 12, 2012 Reg Friesen Report (PDF)
View November 12, 2012 Report by Bertrand de Rocquiqny (PDF)
View November 12, 2012 Report by Rick Nychuk (PDF) Tataskweyak Cree Nation (TCN), a funded participant in the CEC Bipole III hearings, called five witnesses who jointly presented a single report November 20, 2012. View November 20, 2012 Bipole III Hearing Transcript (PDF) The witnesses included: consultants Ron Lowe and Sean Keating from Hobbs and Associates; Douglas Mackenzie, a lawyer from Campbell Marr LLP; along with TCN Councillor Melanie Spence and TCN Manager of Future Development Victor Spence). Ernie Hobbs, the principal of Hobbs and Associates was also in attendance.
View November 13, 2012 TCN Report (PDF) York Factory First Nation (YFFN) was scheduled to present to the CEC on November 21, 2012, but were unable to make it into Winnipeg. In lieu of their presentation YFFN e-mailed their material to the CEC along with all hearing participants. View November 20, 2012 YFFN e-mail to CEC (PDF)
Several public presenters with ties to Peguis First Nation made presentations to the CEC on November 21, 2022. View November 21, 2012 Bipole III Hearing Transcript (PDF) View November 21, 2012 Dan Soprovich, Wildlife Biologist, Presentation for Peguis First Nation (PDF) View November 21, 2012 Public Presentation: Wayne Mannignway, Peguis First Nation Member
Numerous public presentations were heard on November 21, with another public presentation being heard November 22. View November 21, 2012 Bipole III Hearing Transcript (PDF) Peguis First Nation Public Presentations - November 21, 2012 View November 21, 2012 Public Presentation: Nelson Genaille, Chief of Sapotaweyak Cree Nation (SCN) (PDF)
View November 22, 2012 Public Presentation: Gary McClean, former Lake Manitoba First Nation Councillor (PDF) Time did not allow the Consumer's Association of Canada (CAC) to present all of their witnesses on November 15, 2012. Dr. Alan Diduck, Dr. Patricia Fitzpatrick and Dr. Jim Robson, all from the University of Winnipeg, provided a presentation and report on Environmental Management, Monitoring, and Oversight in regards to the Bipole III project November 22, 2012. View November 22, 2012 CEC Bipole III Hearing Transcript (PDF) View November 15, 2012 Diduck, Fitzpatrick, and Robson Environmental Management, Monitoring, and Oversight presentation (PDF) CEC Secretary Cathy Johnson circulated an updated exhibit list November 27, 2012. View November 27, 2012 Updated CEC Bipole III Exhibit List (PDF) |
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