Province ‘on a mission’ to electrify mineral-rich Red Lake area

By Maya Ekman, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, NWOnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY — The Ford government says it plans to fast-track construction of a new transmission line between Dryden and Red Lake. The project is a “key-priority” as the Red Lake district is anticipating a 525 per cent increase in demand for energy, said Stephen Lecce, Minister of Energy and Mines, at media conference in Thunder Bay on Thursday. The 162-kilometre Red Lake Transmission Line will help power growth in the mining industry, with 41 potential new mines expected by 2033, according to a government media release. “Our government is on a mission to grow our economy by generating more reliable hydro power in the north and electrifying one of Ontario’s most mineral rich regions with a new transmission line,” Lecce is…

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