Proposed wind farm expansion draws concern from St. Leon residents – CBC

Jun 02, 2026

Opponents say 120-metre-tall turbines will disrupt rural way of life

A proposed wind farm development in southern Manitoba aimed at boosting the province’s electricity capacity has some residents worried it could transform their rural way of life.

Innergex Renewable Energy — a Quebec-based electricity generation company — and Swan Lake First Nation, in southern Manitoba, are proposing building 30 to 35 windtowers in the area near St. Leon, a small community about 120 kilometres southwest of Winnipeg.

The proposal comes after Manitoba Hydro issued a request for proposals looking to generate up to 600 megawatts of wind energy through Indigenous majority-owned projects.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/st-leon-wind-farm-expansion-proposal-9.7219363