Manitoba Hydro recently released its first-ever Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which shows electrical demand in the province could more than double in the next 20 years - and new sources of electricity could be needed within the next decade.
Despite treaty agreements, most of Fox Lake Cree Nation s home territory has never been designated reserve land, which led to community members being displaced from their homes as northern Manitoba hydroelectric dams were built in the 1960s. After decades of waiting and negotiating, Fox Lake says it s time for the federal government to settle.