The following remarks were given by Solomon Parenteau from Thompson at the Keeyask Generation Project Public Hearings.
“The lakes flood quite bad. We have to – that’s another part. When we work with the kids, the lakes, we get quite a bit of water on this lake here. Actually, one lake, because we get water that comes in from – this is the Nelson River right here. There’s creeks that come into these lakes. And so the water levels change. This one area here, we get quite a pressure ridge. Sometimes it will push up to about eight feet. Actually, a few years ago my brother was going up to his camp and ran into it with his kid. He got hurt quite bad. After his injury, he was never the same. So stuff like that.” – Solomon Parenteau from Thompson
Testimony of Solomon Parenteau from Thompson. Manitoba Clean Environment Commission (MCEC). Keeyask Generation Project Public Hearings. (December 3, 2013). Transcript of Hearings Held at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, MB. Volume 21; page 4718. Retrieved from the MCEC website: http://cecmanitoba.ca/hearings/keeyask-generation-project/doc/Transcripts/Transcripts_-_Keeyask_Winnipeg_Hearing_Dec_3,2013.pdf
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