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FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION \u2014 A $200 million project to modernize the Kakabeka Falls Generating Station has drawn opposition from Fort William First Nation. Chief Michele Solomon said Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has not completed any archaeological fieldwork at the Kakabeka Falls Generating Station site. According to the first nation, there is a non-Indigenous cemetery on the property. They are concerned about the potential for artifacts and other potential finds at the site, which has cultural and historical significance. Solomon told Dougall Media thats the \u201crefurbishment\u201d of the generating station is a misnomer because \u201cit\u2019s really a completely new project.\u201d \u201cThey are leaving a building standing as a heritage site,\u201d Solomon said. \u201cBy that action, that allows for them to go around certain responsibilities they would have if they didn’t… <\/p>\n

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FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION \u2014 A $200 million project to modernize the Kakabeka Falls Generating Station has drawn opposition from Fort William First Nation. Chief Michele Solomon said Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has not completed any archaeological fieldwork at the Kakabeka Falls Generating Station site. According to the first nation, there is a non-Indigenous cemetery on the property. They are concerned about the potential for artifacts and other potential finds at the site, which has cultural and historical significance. Solomon told Dougall Media thats the \u201crefurbishment\u201d of the generating station is a misnomer because \u201cit\u2019s really a completely new project.\u201d \u201cThey are leaving a building standing as a heritage site,\u201d Solomon said. \u201cBy that action, that allows for them to go around certain responsibilities they would have if they didn’t... <\/p>\n

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