Northern Ontario Indigenous not-for-profit energy company releases new book

Five Nations Energy Inc. is the only Indigenous-owned transmission company in Canada and is based in Timmins. The power company is celebrating 27 years in business as a non-profit. Prior to the addition of Five Nations Energy’s transmission lines, Far North communities relied on noisy and unreliable diesel fuel generators for energy – which were also bad for the environment.

“Back 27, 30 years ago, hydro, Ontario Hydro was around, under their old and they had a monopoly on everything had a monopoly on transmission, distribution (and) they kind of frowned on other groups building a transmission line unless they were involved, unless they owned it 100 per cent,”

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In lieu of selling the book, donations can be made and will be donated to the Education Department of Mushkegowuk Council. You can send EMT (Email Money Transfers) to finance@fivenations.ca