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Ruth Bonneville / Free Press local - hydro workers Photo of Craig Sambrook, Community Liaison for Manitoba Hydro, speaking a press conference two reporters near where overhead power line construction work to renew substations is being done on Sargent and Allen Dyne Road. Manitoba Hydro investing up to $1.2 billion to renew substations that will result in greater electrical system reliability and fewer outages. Story: Manitoba Hydro is performing major upgrades in and around 41 electrical substations in Winnipeg, and one in Brandon, through a long-term infrastructure renewal program. See story by Chris OCT 16TH, 2026