U.S. Groups Opposing Canadian Power Project

A number of U-S based organizations are voicing their opposition to a proposed hydro-electric project on the Namakan River.

Voyageur's National Park Association is among groups concerned with the impact a 6-point-4 megawatt run of the river power project will have on the area.

Executive Director Cory McNulty says a draft environmental report falls short in addressing their concerns.

"They listed a number of species and a number of factors about the river," says McNulty, "but they didn't actually say specifically what the impacts would be. Throughout the report they talk about mitigation and how they're going to minimize impact, but they don't give plans how they're going to do that."

The province is now reviewing the report put forward by Ojibway Power and Energy Group which involves the Lac La Croix First Nation.