Project Update

August 2025

Valard Construction is making good progress on Phase 1 of the Waasigan Transmission Line from Thunder Bay to Atikokan. Recent work has focused on clearing the right of way and starting tower foundations.

As of the end of August 2025:

Phase 1 Progress

Clearing

Access

Foundations

Geotech
     

Assembly

      

 

Looking Ahead:

  • Construction at Ignace Camp is nearly complete, with workers expected to begin staying on-site in mid- September.
  • Phase 1 tower erection is scheduled to start in October.
  • Phase 2 will run from Atikokan to Dryden, and Valard will prepare for this phase by moving materials, marking boundaries, and clearing the site this fall.

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