Volume 5, Issue 1

A computer dashboard showing three separate camera angles, each a different perspective from an overhead power line. Below the three camera angles, several squares show detailed climate and conditional readings such as wind speed, ambient temperature, humidity, and salinity.

Cameras on power lines help Manitoba Hydro quantify weather effects

January 28, 2023 in Volume 5, Issue 1

Manitoba Hydro is testing monitoring stations on some of the utility’s transmission lines — they’ll help us quantify exactly how hard the Canadian prairie weather is on our infrastructure.

A wide angle photo of six people in a building, standing under a Manitoba Hydro branded tent, each smiling and holding a dog.

How an employee turned a social media idea into a charitable donation

January 28, 2023 in Volume 5, Issue 1

International Dog Day was August 26, 2022 — but this year, it was also the seed of an idea. By November, that seed grew into a donation of over $4,000 to a local dog rescue.

An overhead shot of a large group of people standing aside long banquet tables in a gymnasium. In the distance, a man and woman are at a podium speaking.

Keeyask ceremony marks significant milestone; work on project continues

January 28, 2023 in Volume 5, Issue 1

After months of organization, all the partners involved in building the Keeyask Generating Station were able to come together to acknowledge a major achievement. The Waciye Water Ceremony and Blessings was held at site on September 8, 2022.

A stock photo of solar panels in a field.

Manitoba Hydro signs power purchase agreement with first Indigenous-owned solar farm in Canada

January 28, 2023 in Volume 5, Issue 1

Fisher River Cree Nation officially opened its new solar farm in August 2020, and Manitoba Hydro signed a power purchase agreement with the community to purchase the electricity generated by the solar farm to add to the utility’s grid.