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Five Nations Energy Holds Energy Symposium in Timmins, Ontario

Empowering the North Symposium Focus Will Be on Powering the Ring of Fire

By Frank Giorno

Jan 19, 2015
Five Nations Energy Inc. and Mushkegowuk Tribal Council are hosting the 2015 Energy Symposium in Timmins on January 22 and 23 at the Cedar Meadows Resort in Timmins.
 
The Symposium will bring together government including Honourable David Zimmer-Ontario Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, First Nation leadership, industry and community.
 
The event will focus on energy conservation and strategic planning.  FNEI’s Chief Executive Officer, Lucie Edwards, states, “We are passionate about emPOWERing the north!” With the Ring of Fire developments, there is a growing energy demand in the region. The 2015 Energy Symposium will have tradeshow booths and door prizes. The grand prize is a return flight by Thunder Airlines! There is still time to register! The registration form is available online at www.fivenations.ca
 
Five Nations Energy Inc. is the only First Nations owned Transmission Company in Ontario. The organization offers valuable services by transmitting power to the communities in the Western James Bay Region. The Mushkegowuk Council is committed to providing responsible and accountable political leadership. It is dedicated to providing quality equitable, accessible support,
and advisory services to respond to and meet the social, economic, cultural, educational, and spiritual needs of its members.
 
Juno Award winner, George Leach, will perform for evening entertainment! It will be held at Cedar Meadows Resort and Spa on January 22 & 23, 2015. This event is open to members of the public who are interested in the topic of Energy.
 
History of Five Nations Energy 

 FNEI is the Corporation behind the Omushkego Ishkotayo Project (Western James Bay Transmission Line Project), a 270 km long transmission line that services the remote Communities of Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, and Kashechewan.  FNEI is owned equally by Attawapiskat Power Corporation, Fort Albany Power Corporation, and Kashechewan Power Corporation. FNEI also supplies power to a line that connects the De Beers Canada Victor Diamond Mine project north of Attawapiskat.

FNEI is one of five licensed electricity transmitters in Ontario; and is also the only First Nations owned electricity transmission company in Canada, aswell as in Ontario.   

As of 2012, FNEI employs a Chief Executive Officer, who is a Fort Albany First Nation’s member; two Substation Electrician Apprentices, one from Attawapiskat First Nation, and the other from Peawanuck First Nation; an Administrative Assistant from Moose Cree First Nation, a Secretary/Receptionist from Fort Albany First Nation.  FNEI also employs an Operations Manager, who is a professional in substation work and maintenance, and worked in electricity transmission, and hails from Russia.   The Journeyman/Substation Master Electrician is also a professional who trains the substation electrician apprentices, and hails from Bulgaria.

For more information on who will be speaking at the Five Nations Energy Symposium please click on the link

http://www.fivenations.ca/index.php/the-news/2015-energy-symposium

Photo above: Pictured are Five Nations Energy's high voltage transmission lines that carry electricity from the Otter Rapids Generating Station to west James Bay Communities of Fort Albany, Kashechewan, Attawapiskat and also to the DeBeers Victor Diamond Mine.