Meeting Sought with IJC

The Rainy Lake Conservancy wants the group overseeing the waters along the Canada-U.S. border to review a proposed hydro-electric project on the Namakan River.

Ojibway Power and Energy Group, a partnership involving the Lac La Croix First Nation, is proposing the run-of-the-river project.

Conservancy member Paul Anderson says the IJC needs to review the impact the project may have on the Rainy Lake Watershed.

"They say they'll look at, but we're getting a little frustrated they haven't looked at it yet," says Anderson. "The hydro project has been in the planning stages for three years now."

Anderson says they're hoping for a private meeting with the IJC when they meet in International Falls later this month.