Four Manitoba First Nations have won an injunction to stop the province from continuing construction on an access road and other work related to a proposed flood outlet near their communities. The project, if approved, will direct flood waters from Lake Manitoba through Lake St. Martin and into Lake Winnipeg via two outlet channels. They also argued that the province could be violating environmental regulations by proceeding with preliminary work on the Lake St. Martin outlet. In his decision, Justice Sheldon Lanchbery sided with the First Nations, saying the province failed to explain their lack of consultation. Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler said via email the province is reviewing the decision and strives to work with Manitoba's First Nations partners, but could not comment further.

Source: CBC News August 28, 2020 21:11 UTC