CROSS LAKE, Man. – A six-week occupation of a northern Manitoba hydro dam is over.
Protesters from Cross Lake First Nation have agreed to leave the site of the Jenpeg generating station after reaching a deal for negotiations.
The talks are to address some key concerns including revenue-sharing, a shoreline cleanup and help with residential hydro bills that hover around $600 a month in the winter.
Cross Lake Chief Catherine Merrick says they also have a signed letter from Premier Greg Selinger agreeing to come to the community to deliver an apology for harm done by the dam.
Hundreds of protesters from the First Nation north of Lake Winnipeg marched to the hydro dam on Oct. 16.
The generating station continued to operate during the occupation, but protesters wouldn’t let anyone in or out.
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