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Muskrat Falls: That dam project (Part III)

SaltWire Network | Posted: Jan. 22, 2018, 10:56 a.m. | Updated: May 5, 2021, 9:43 a.m. | 5 Min Read
Journalists across the SaltWire Network teamed up to look at some of the impacts of Muskrat Falls hydroelectric dam in Labrador.
Journalists across the SaltWire Network teamed up to look at some of the impacts of Muskrat Falls hydroelectric dam in Labrador.

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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The massive Muskrat Falls hydroelectric dam in Labrador is nearing completion.

The price of the megaproject has ballooned to $12.7 billion, and because of the massive expense and other issues, it’s about to be scrutinized by a public inquiry in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Muskrat Falls will affect almost every Atlantic Canadian in one way or another.

With that in mind, journalists across the SaltWire Network teamed up to look at some of the impacts on people in the region, offering perspectives about how it might shape our future.

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Nine-year-old Brooklyn Wolfrey of Rigolet, Labrador, attends the “Free Beatrice”rally at the Colonial Building over the lunch hour Thursday. She is in St. John's from Rigolet with her mom Desiree Wolfrey. - Joe Gibbons
Nine-year-old Brooklyn Wolfrey of Rigolet, Labrador, attends the “Free Beatrice”rally at the Colonial Building over the lunch hour Thursday. She is in St. John's from Rigolet with her mom Desiree Wolfrey. - Joe Gibbons

The carbon question

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That Dam Project: Pennies on the power

David Vardy, former chair of the Public Utilities Board (PUB) and member of the Muskrat Falls Concerned Citizens’ Coalition was a guest speaker at the rally. He said the PUB review announced last week is “three years too late.” - Juanita Mercer
David Vardy, former chair of the Public Utilities Board (PUB) and member of the Muskrat Falls Concerned Citizens’ Coalition was a guest speaker at the rally. He said the PUB review announced last week is “three years too late.” - Juanita Mercer

A Labradorian Inuk woman’s perspective on Muskrat Falls

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