Members of a northern Alberta First Nation say ATCO Electric is exploiting their band by paying an unfair price for the transmission towers on the land. A member of Bigstone Cree Nation said the reserve has housed ATCO transmission towers since the 1980s. According to the Nation, ATCO Electric pays them $5,000 to house 40 transmission towers on the land, plus approximately $40,000 in tax revenue each year. He said the money ATCO is offering Bigstone Cree Nation is the standard rate approved by the federal government. The Bigstone Cree Nation is located west of Fort McMurray, near South Wabasca Lake.

Source: CBC News March 04, 2018 15:00 UTC