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Manitoba First Nations hopeful flood channel design will reduce impact on treaty rights - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca

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First Nations communities in the Interlake, Man., region are concerned about flood mitigation project.

The province proposed two flood outlet channels, about 23 km each, to divert flood waters from Lake Manitoba to Lake St. Martin and Lake Winnipeg .

An environmental assessment report from the federal government stated that the channels could have significant adverse environmental effects for dozens of First Nations .

Manitoba ’s minister of transportation and infrastructure said the new designs would be completed this spring .

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