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Vol. 127 No.41 Friday, December 18, 2009 PM# 40049987 Minnedosa, Manitoba Canada R0J 1E0 90 cents + tax

MB Hydro
asking for
New church features reminders of old
input on
Bipole III
routes
By AMANDA BOYD

M anitobans are be-

ing given a chance
to weigh in on Manitoba
Hydro’s latest initiative,
the Bipole III Transmis-
sion Project. The proposal
would see the creation of
a new 500 kV high-volt-
age direct current (HVdc)
transmission line that
would run through the
west end of the province,
connecting the northern
power generating complex
on the lower Nelson River
with the delivery system
in southern Manitoba.
Patrick McGarry, of
the Licensing and Envi-
ronmental Assessment
Dept. of MB Hydro ex-
plained, “There’s been a
Photo by Darryl Holyk
long-recognized need for a
third Bipole line. We have Minnedosa United Church building chairman, Wilf Taylor, is pictured in the sanctuary of the new church
two Bipole lines right now currently under construction on Main Street.
that were built in the late By DARRYL HOLYK ductwork throughout the which adorned the old the church is opened and is a grand piano. While this
‘60s and ‘70s which take all building. church. The new church occupied. piano will sit on the large
of our lower Nelson gener-
ation and bring it down to
Winnipeg and the south-
W hile work on the ex-
terior of the new
Minnedosa United Church
The sanctuary of the
church will be something
to behold once completed.
features three of these
window placings – two in
the sanctuary and one in
Stained glass is just
one of the specialty items
being made possible by
chancel opposite an organ,
doorways and hallways
throughout the building
ern markets. Bipoles I may appear to be at a Located in the northwest the gathering hall. Build- generous donations of have been built extra wide
and II are each tower lines standstill, it’s a different corner of the building, this ing chairman, Wilf Taylor directed funding. While to allow the piano to be
that run on the same corri- story within the structure. room features a number of indicated that while the many donations were moved to other areas of the
dor in the Interlake region Interior work is moving touches reminiscent of the windows presently fea- made toward the construc- building if needed for cer-
and that meant 75% of our along smoothly. Most of old church, which was lost ture clear glass, stained tion of the building, some tain events.
power was going down the the wiring for electricity to fire in 2006. The triple glass panels will be placed were earmarked for certain
same corridor; that makes and sound is in place, as window placements, each in each of these window items. Continued
us hugely vulnerable to is framing and some of the with rounded tops are a openings. The stained Another item being on Page 2
cold weather, forest fires, drywall. Monday, work- reminder of the beauti- glass will likely not be in- purchased as a result of a
and storms. ers were busy installing ful stained glass windows stalled until shortly after directed funding request
Continued on Page 10

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