Sagatay Pickle Lake transmission project
Information about the environmental assessment for a new transmission line to meet the electricity demands of areas north of Dryden, including Pickle Lake and beyond.
Current status
On March 4, 2019 Sagatay Transmission L.P. withdrew the terms of reference for this environmental assessment.
Project summary
The Sagatay Pickle Lake transmission project was a plan to build a 230 kilovolt transmission line between the Ignace area and Pickle Lake. The project was proposed by Sagatay Transmission L.P.
On January 17, 2019 the partners of Sagatay Transmission L.P.—Mishkeegogamang First Nation, Ojibway Nation of Saugeen and Algonquin Power—legally joined Wataynikaneyap Transmission L.P. As a result, on March 4, 2019 Sagatay formally withdrew its terms of reference, ending the environmental assessment process for the proposed project.
Learn more about the Wataynikaneyap new transmission line to Pickle Lake project.
Proponent
Sagatay Transmission L.P.
Location
Approximately 270 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay, Ontario
Project type
Electricity transmission
Reference number
13101
Contact
Environmental Assessment and Permissions Branch
Project history
Terms of reference: withdrawn
Date submitted: February 26, 2016
Expiry of public comment period: March 28, 2016
Withdrawal date: March 4, 2019
Terms of reference
On March 4, 2019 Sagatay Transmission L.P. withdrew its terms of reference for this project.
A terms of reference is part of the environmental assessment planning process required under the Environmental Assessment Act. An approved terms of reference serves as a framework for preparing an environmental assessment.