Following MP Niki Ashton’s letter to Manitoba’s top doctor asking for construction at the Manitoba Hydro Keeyask site to be temporarily suspended, the crown company states they are following the public health orders that are in place.

 

A spokesperson for Manitoba Hydro, Bruce Owen, says all the protocols they’re adhering to are based on guidance from provincial and federal public health officials.

 

Regarding the ten cooks coming in to the site, Hydro says they are the only new staff allowed into the site, and are replacing staff that have left the site, and that the employees were approved to return by the Northern Public Health Officer.

 

The company notes that the cooks are Manitoba residents, many are Keeyask Cree Nation members, and have previously worked at the site and are being recalled for a four-to-six week rotation to again minimize traffic in and out of camp.

 

Since Friday, Hydro says they’ve had nine people transferred off-site for assessment and testing, stating that screenings determined three individuals didn’t need testing, and the remaining six had their tests come back negative.