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Hydro One with the support of nine First Nations partners submits its final Environmental Assessment Report for the Waasigan Transmission Line
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Hydro One with the support of nine First Nations partners submits its final Environmental Assessment Report for the Waasigan Transmission Line\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks will now review and lead public consultations on the final report\n \n \n \n \n \n THUNDER BAY, ON\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Nov. 17, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ - Hydro One Inc. (Hydro One), with the support of nine First Nations partners, has submitted the final Environmental Assessment Report to the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks for the Waasigan Transmission Line project. To ensure the transmission line is built with local interests in mind, Hydro One collected and responded to feedback from Indigenous communities, government agencies, local organizations, interest groups and residents before submitting the final report to the Ministry for review and decision this fall.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \"We are pleased to have reached another milestone in the delivery of this critical project that is being developed in partnership with nine local First Nations and will provide many local economic benefits, attract jobs and support a clean energy future in northwest\n \n Ontario\n \n ,\" said\n \n Sonny Karunakaran\n \n , Vice President, Strategic Projects and Partnerships, Hydro One. \"Over the course of several years, Hydro One has heard and responded to feedback from members of the community about the project, ensuring that local community input is considered in the design, planning and development of the project in a meaningful way as we prepare for construction.\"\n \n \n \"Hydro One has demonstrated a willingness to work closely with communities throughout this process by actively listening to our comments and providing mitigation measures when possible,\" said\n \n Rob Furgeson\n \n , Mayor of\n \n Atikokan\n \n . \"We look forward to continuing to work together and continue these conversations as the project moves into construction.\...