As a Province, Manitoba has been blessed with a wealth of rivers and hydro electricity. Indeed there has been a significant cost to many northern indigenous communities in the loss of land through flooding and the loss of livelihood through the disruption of the fisheries. But because of this natural resource, electricity has been abundant and inexpensive. This natural resource has allowed the province to export much of its production nationally and internationally.

It appears though that other thoughts are now being considered. While the development of wind generation in the province has so far been minimal, in the area of ST Leon, the natural winds make this kind of energy production an attractive option. To date, about 60 of these wind generators have been installed. The resulting change to the landscape has brought visitors from far and wide and hopefully, it will not cause the same magnitude of negative change as hydro generation created for our northern peoples.


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