Blockades were set up over fears workers could introduce COVID-19
Members of Manitoba First Nations, shown here in this recent handout image, worried about the spread of COVID-19 were served an injunction ordering the group to remove a blockade into the Keeyask Generating construction site in Split Lake, Manitoba.A Manitoba Indigenous group says there’s a deal with the province’s Crown-owned hydro utility to remove blockades set up over fears that workers could introduce COVID-19 to an area around a multi-billion dollar hydroelectric project.
Manitoba Hydro spokesman Bruce Owen says the utility is pleased to reach an understanding with its First Nations partners that he says “will see construction on Keeyask resume safely,” adding that more information will be released Monday. “While we absolutely want our economies to open up and succeed, we are ultimately most concerned about the well-being and health of our citizens during this uncertain period.”
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