Winnipeg Free Press By: Dylan Robertson
Last Modified: 9:29 AM CST Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 | Updates
A First Nation says a report calls into question the design of a $540-million anti-flood project in the Interlake.
A First Nation says a report calls into question the design of a $540-million anti-flood project in the Interlake. The provincial government is hell-bent on pushing this project through (despite) all the concerns we’ve raised to date, said Little Saskatchewan First Nation Coun. Dwayne Blackbird.
Design questions worry First Nation leaders.
The engineering report, which was shared with the
Free Press, suggests Manitoba miscalculated the effect of two outlets that are supposed to prevent catastrophic flooding in the region. The first outlet would connect Lake Manitoba to the southern part of Lake. St. Martin. The second outlet, at the northern part of Lake St.