Manitoba Conservation and Manitoba Hydro ignored or circumvented requirements, and has failed to undertake consultations with Sagkeeng First Nation whose traditional lands include the proposed power corridor. Brush cutting for the corridor began December 4th despite written protests from the First Nation and local cottage owners opposed to the project.

"This process should have been handled in full public view. The land in question is in a protected provincial park, is traditional First Nations land, and yet Manitoba Conservation let a small group of pro-Hydro cottage owners lead the project," stated Kevin Lamoureux.

Whelan Enns called on Bill Blaikie, Manitoba's Conservation Minister, to remove the secrecy surrounding development decisions in provincial parks. "The new minister of conservation needs to return our parks system to consistent, fully public decision making. Secret developments in our parks must end."