September 17, 2024
Two more northern Ontario communities have been connected to the province’s power grid via the massive Wataynikaneyap Power transmission system.
Wataynikaneyap Power has announced that the communities of Sachigo Lake First Nation and Deer Lake First Nation are now receiving power through the electricity grid.
Sachigo Lake First Nation is located about 650 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, while Deer Lake First Nation is located approximately 600 kilometres north of Thunder Bay and approximately 80 kilometres east of the Manitoba border.