A pair of plaques beside a Manitoba Hydro compound near Churchill commemorate the construction of a 270-kilometre electric power transmission line from the Radisson Converter Station near the Nelson River. The line resulted from a 1984 Canada-Manitoba Subsidiary Agreement that was part of an agreement for economic and regional development between the provincial and federal governments. Built at a cost of $35.6 million, operation of the 138 kilovolt line was commissioned on 23 April 1987 and was dedicated on 26 June 1987. It ended Churchill’s reliance on diesel-powered electric generators.
Manitoba Hydro Churchill Station (July 2018)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Location (lat/long): N58.73567, W94.11063
denoted by symbol on the map above
Financial support for research reported on this page was provided by Manitoba Heritage Grant 18F-H49829.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 16 October 2019
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