Manitoba Hydro is scaling back work and suspending travel to one of its biggest sites in the province, in an effort to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Hydro announced they will suspend all operations of the Keeyask project construction site by the end of the day on Saturday, March 21.
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President and CEO Jay Grewal says the reduction of personnel follows guidelines from Manitoba Health and could last anywhere from four to eight weeks.
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Approximately 600 supervisory, construction and support staff have volunteered to remain on-site, and will focus on achieving the in-service date for the hydroelectric station’s first two generating units.
Those people will work with increased preventative measures outlined by a Keeyask-specific pandemic plan.
That includes those showing symptoms receiving treatment from an on-site nurse, and anyone requiring further treatment will be immediately isolated and moved off-site when safe.
Hydro is also introducing increased cleaning protocols, applying social distancing recommendations by suspending gym classes and intramurals, and providing take-out meals only from the site’s dining hall.
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The 695-Megawatt generating station is located around 725 km north of Winnipeg on the lower Nelson River.
It’s currently scheduled to be completed by 2021.
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