By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com AROLAND — Provincial officials say they’re taking a significant step toward completing a long-planned upgrade to regional energy infrastructure. On Wednesday, the Ford government announced it is designating the Greenstone transmission line a provincial “priority project” and is clearing the way for Hydro One to develop and construct it. “Ontario is giving the green light to, not only build, but to accelerate the Greenstone transmission line, which will help displace diesel power, and yes, it will connect us to the gateway to the Ring of Fire,” Stephen Lecce, Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Mines told a news conference in Etobicoke. “This will deliver the energy backbone and the infrastructure to unlock, and to improve, the quality of life for so many northerners…
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