WINNIPEG – A three-week occupation of a northern Manitoba generating station appears set to come to an end.
Protesters from Cross Lake First Nation haven’t let Manitoba Hydro personnel in or out of the Jenpeg dam to protest what they say is a violation of their treaty rights.
Cross Lake Chief Cathy Merrick said All sides have signed an agreement setting out negotiations to resolve the dispute.
Once the agreement is finalized Friday and Premier Greg Selinger agrees to personally deliver an apology to the community, the locks will come off the grounds of the generating station, Merrick said.
The First Nation is looking for a resource-sharing agreement and environmental cleanup, as well as help lowering hydro bills for the northern reserve.
Selinger has said he is willing to consider the demands.
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