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Pinaymootang Fisher Bay First Nation Park Reserve O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi Fisher River Atikaki Provincial Park First Nation Cree Nation 234 Bi Pole III 6 Peguis First Nation Hecla/Grindstone Transmission and Towers Hollow Water First Nation Little Birch Wildlife Provincial Park Management Area Ebb and Flow Dog Lake Manigotagan River Wildlife Management Provincial Park First Nation Sleeve Lake 17 Area Wildlife Management Area Alonsa Wildlife Arborg Lake Nopiming Management Area Lake Manitoba Winnipeg Provincial Park First Nation Little Black River 8 Elk Island First Nation Narcisse Wildlife Provincial Park Management Area

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Sandy Bay Winnipeg Grand Beach Provincial Park Beach First Nation Lake Manitoba Brokenhead Teulon Peguis Ojibway Nation 6 First Nation Mars Hill Wildlife Lac du Bonnet Management Area Gladstone St. Ambroise Beach Provincial Park Oak Hammock Marsh Selkirk Stonewall Whiteshell Provincial Park Wildlife Management Area Beausejour Birds Hill Portage La Prairie Provincial Park 1 Long Plain Winnipeg First Nation Spruce Woods St. Anne Provincial Park 2 Niverville Steinbach Morris DRAFT 3 Marchand Provincial Park Swan Lake First Nation in Peguis First Naon St. Malo Provincial Park Woodridge Provincial Park 0 12.5 25 50 75 100 Kilometers Peguis First Nation Base Map Tradional Territory Legend Scale: 1:1,400,000 September 12, 2012 V2 Riel Converter Station Bipole III Transmission Line Datum: NAD83 Projection: UTM Zone 14N Railroads Peguis First Nation Reserve Land and TLE Noce Area Data Sources: Roadways First Nation Reserve Land Regional ESRI: (Province, Inset) Power transmission line TLE Notification Zone Manitoba Lands Initiative (Cities and Major Towns, Railroads, Roads, Parks, Protected Areas, Hydrology, TLE Notification Zone); Protected Areas Geogratis (Peguis First Nation Reserve Land; First Nation Reserve Land) Manitoba Hydro (Transmission Line) For addional informaon, contact Cheyenne Parisian(1.204.645.2359) Approval Process – Where are we now? What is Bipole III? In December 2011 Manitoba Hydro submied the Bipole III Project is a 1,384 km high voltage transmission line Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Bipole III from a new converter staon called Keewanoow located project, to Manitoba Conservaon. The EIS had a public near the proposed Conawapa Dam east of Gillam, ending at review period unl mid-March 2012. Manitoba Hydro the new Riel Converter Staon east of Winnipeg. The Bipole connues to file addional EIS informaon to fill gaps and III Project cuts across much of the province, crossing a total incomplete secons. of four Treaty Areas (1, 2, 4, and 5). Almost 3,000 towers will support the transmission line. The Manitoba Clean Environment Commission (CEC) proceedings on Bipole III began in May 2012. CEC hearings Approximately 75% of generated hydro power from for Bipole III are scheduled October 1 to November 22, northern dams is delivered by Bipoles I and II in the 2012, with a final CEC report and recommendaons due Interlake. Controversy has surrounded Bipole III since the before the end of February 2013. Peguis First Naon is a Manitoba government instructed Manitoba Hydro to build registered parcipant and the public (including Peguis the transmission line on the west side of Lake Winnipeg, members) can make presentaons during CEC proceedings. keeping it out of the boreal forests on the east side of the The Minister of Conservaon and Water Stewardship will province. make a decision on whether to issue a license aer the final CEC report. Will Bipole III Affect Peguis First Naon? Lack of Meaningful Consultaon With The Crown The planned Bipole III route cuts across the tradional territory and Treaty Land Entlement (TLE) noce area of In February 2012 Peguis First Naon applied for funding Peguis First Naon. The Riel Converter staon is located on from the Manitoba Aboriginal Consultaon Fund to the edge of Peguis’ TLE noce area. Impacts of Bipole III felt undertake our own Bipole III community project and EIS by Peguis members could include: contaminaon from a spill review. Aer months of waing Peguis First Naon finally or fire at the Riel Converter Staon, decreased populaons received funding from Manitoba in August 2012. A Bipole III of moose and other species, restricons to hunng/ community consultaon coordinator will be hired, and trapping/gathering, and potenal impacts to cultural and Peguis will tell the government, in our own words, of heritage resources, including sacred sites. TLE selecons, potenal impacts that Bipole III may have on Peguis First land access, and aboriginal rights may be affected. Naon’s territory, and rights.