Wilderness watchdog sends open letter asking McFadyen to publicize facts supporting claims regarding Bipole III environmental impact
Winnipeg—An open letter was sent to PC Party Leader Hugh McFadyen today, asking that he clarify and publicize the facts which support his public claims about the environmental and ecological impact of running Bipole III down the east or west side of Manitoba.

The Wilderness Committee, Canada and Manitoba’s largest environmental citizen group, wishes to ensure that Manitobans have all of the facts possible, so they can personally take an informed position on this important provincial issue. Mr. McFadyen has been spearheading the effort to bulldoze a hydro transmission corridor through the largest intact forest left on Earth.

“Mr. McFadyen’s misleading rhetoric about Bipole III has to be publicly addressed,” stated Eric Reder, Manitoba Campaign Director for the Wilderness Committee.

Recently, Mr McFadyen has publicly claimed the eastern route is “cleaner”, alluded to the fact that the environmental impact of running the hydro line down either side of the province will be the same, claimed "the west-side line goes through the heart of the boreal as well," and said the line will run through or adjacent to seven protected areas.

“We have a simple request of Mr. McFadyen: publicize the research which leads him to make these claims. Anything less is a disservice to Manitobans, the citizens he’s been elected to serve. The truth is right now Mr. McFadyen’s unsubstantiated statements are the biggest threat to the intact Heart of the Boreal region.”
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The open letter to Hugh McFadyen can be found online at:
wildernesscommittee.org/manitoba/open_letter_hugh_mcfadyen

For more information please contact:

Eric Reder, Manitoba Campaign Director for the Wilderness Committee, 204-997-8584