Consultation Projects

• Churchill River Diversion (1966)

  Following joint federal-provincial studies, Manitoba Hydro in February 1966 announced its intention to divert the Churchill River as part of an overall plan of northern hydro development.

• Keeyask Infrastructure and Generating Station > related transmission line Projects (2014)

  Keeyask Hydroelectric Generating Station is a proposed 695MW hydropower project on the lower Nelson River, about 725km north-east of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and 69km upstream from Limestone Generating Station, the biggest hydropower generating station in the region.

• Lake Winnipeg Regulation - JenPeg Generation Station (1970)

  Work on the Lake Winnipeg Regulation project began in 1970 and consisted of three main elements. One, the 2-mile Channel, the 8-mile Channel, and the Ominawin Channel, which were built to increase water outflow from the lake in winter.

• Mining: Victory Nickel / Minago Mine Project (2011)

  The Minago development (Minago Project) which is licensed under Environment Act Licence No. 2981. The Minago Project includes a 10,000 tonnes per day open pit nickel mine, 4,100 tonnes per day of frac sand processing, a mill, concentrator, tailings and waste rock management facility (TWRMF), polishing ponds and additional supporting infrastructure.

  Environment Act Licence No. 2981

  Victory received an Environment Act licence in 2011, authorizing the construction and operation of the Minago project north of Grand Rapids.

• NHCC - Norway House Community Council Draft Settlement Agreement (1992)

  In 1992, the Northern Affairs communities of Norway House and Cross Lake filed a Statement of Claim against Manitoba, Manitoba Hydro (Hydro) and Canada and a second Statement of Claim against Manitoba and Manitoba Hydro with respect to adverse affects of the Manitoba Hydro Lake Winnipeg Regulation and Churchill River Diversion Project.

Other Projects

• CEC Hearings Information

  Public participation in the environmental review process is essential. If potential effects of developments were not of concern, there would not be a need for their review. Those who may be most affected by the development are given the chance to provide their views. The public hearing process is to be a fair and open forum where all can be heard. There are different ways to participate and different levels of responsibility.

• Lands Code Management (2014)

  The First Nation Land Management Act (Bill C-49) is the legislation that allows a First Nation in Canada to take over administration and control of their Reserve lands and resources, thereby replacing 34 land – related sections of the Indian Act.

• Matrimonial Property Acts and other NHCN Initiatives (2015)

  Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act

  The Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act ensures that people living on reserves have similar protections and rights as other Canadians. The legislation balances individual and collective rights, and includes a mechanism for First Nations to enact community-specific matrimonial real property laws, as well as substantive provisional federal rules for matrimonial real property protections and rights on reserves to be applied in the absence of a First Nation's own law.