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Birtle Transmission Project

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Updated November 28, 2023

2022 Monitoring Report

2021 Monitoring Report

Acknowledgement of licence clauses 16 and 17 fulfilled - posted November 24, 2021

Final submission for clauses 16 and 17 - posted November 24, 2021

Grassland Offset Plan Approval - posted September 23, 2021

Notice of Alteration Approval - posted August 3, 2021

Grasslands Offset Plan - posted July 21, 2021

Notice of Alteration re Grassland Habitat Recovery Program and Grassland Offset Plan Submission Letter - posted July 21, 2021

2020 Environmental Effects Monitoring Report - Approval - posted June 4, 2021

2020 Environmental Effects Monitoring Report - posted April 12, 2021

Pre-construction Invasive Vegetation Report 2020 - posted April 12, 2021

Sharp-tailed Grouse Lek Survey Report 2020 - posted April 12, 2021

Access Management Plan amendment -  Approval - posted February 8, 2021

Access Management Plan Route Addition Request - posted February 1, 2021

Map - posted February 1, 2021

Pre-construction Plans Approval Letter - posted June 11, 2020

Pre-construction Plans Submission Letter - posted June 11, 2020

Environmental Protection and Management Plans for the Birtle Transmission Project are adaptive and therefore, are modified as new information becomes available. The most current documents are posted to the Manitoba Hydro website at https://www.hydro.mb.ca/projects/expansion/birtle/document_library/. These include:

  • Construction Environmental Protection Plan (Clause 14), which contains:
    • Appendix H: Biosecurity Management Plan (clause 19);
    • Appendix L: Cultural and Heritage Resources Protection Plan (clause 20); and
    • Appendix M: Access Management Plan (clause 23)
  • Construction Environmental Plan Mapbook (clause 14)
  • Access Management Plan Mapbook (clause 23)
  • Environmental Monitoring Plan (clause 25)

Notice of Alteration re route Ajustment Approval - posted on April 27, 2020

Notice of Alteration re route Adjustment - posted on April 27, 2020

Environment Act Licence - posted January 15, 2020

Project Summary - posted January 15, 2020

Additional TAC Comments from Wildlife and Fisheries Branch - posted December 2, 2019

Notice of Alteration approval re Birtle Station - posted November 22 2019

Notice of Alteration re Birtle Station - posted November 22, 2019

Response to Information Request - posted August 30, 2018
Appendix 1
Appendix 2a
Appendix 2b

Information Request and attachment - posted May 31, 2018

Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Comments - posted May 31, 2018

Public Comments - posted May 31, 2018

Advertisement - posted February 16, 2018

Acknowledgement - posted February 16, 2018

Environment Act Proposal - posted February 16, 2018

Executive Summary, Glossary, and Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Project Description
Chapter 3 - Public Engagement Process
Chapter 4 - Indigenous Engagement Process
Chapter 5 - Existing Environment (1 of 2)
Chapter 5 - Existing Environment (2 of 2)
Chapter 6 - Routing Process
Chapter 7 - Environmental Assessment
Chapter 8 - Effects of the Environment on the Project
Chapter 9 - Accidents and Malfunctions
Chapter 10 - Environmental Protection, Follow-up, and Monitoring
Chapter 11 - Environmental Assessment Summary
Chapter 12 - References
Appendix A - Transmission Line Routing (Part 1)
Appendix A - Transmission Line Routing (Part 2)
Appendix B - Public Engagement Information
Appendix C - Self-Directed Studies and Indigenous Engagement Information :

Appendix D - Biophysical Technical Report (Part 1)
Appendix D - Biophysical Technical Report (Part 2)
Appendix D - Biophysical Technical Report (Part 3)
Appendix D - Biophysical Technical Report (Part 4)
Appendix E - Socioeconomic Information
Appendix F - Heritage Technical Report - update posted September 6, 2018

Appendix G - Draft Construction Environmental Protection Plan

Appendix H - Cultural and Heritage Resources Protection Plan
Appendix I - Draft Environmental Monitoring Plan

Environmental Approvals Contact: Bryce Wood