Native Hydro Projects Pursued

A collective of aboriginal communities across Ontario is angling to build and manage new electrical transmission lines as part of a major expansion of the power grid.

A group of 22 first nations recently formed the Lake Huron Anishinabek Transmission Company and named veteran Ontario native leader John Beaucage as chief executive officer.

The company is aiming to take an ownership stake in part of Hydro One's three-year, two-point-three billion plan for 20 new transmission projects.