Thursday Oct 26
Cost: $150 +tax
Sponsorship Fee: $2,200
At the time of its initial construction in 1968 the Red River Floodway was the second largest ever earth moving project in the world, second only to the Panama Canal. Since its construction and expansion beginning in 2005 it has prevented tens of billions of dollars in flood damages in Winnipeg. This full day technical tour will include stops at the inlet gates, along the channel, and the outlet structure. The tour will also include a stop at the St. Andrews Lock and Dam on the Red River, the largest “Camere” style structure in the world. Both the Red River Floodway and the St. Andrews Dam are National Historic Civil Engineering Sites (CSCE).
Lunch is included at the Half Moon Drive In, a well-loved Manitoba institution.
PPE requirements include a safety vest and comfortable closed toed walking shoes.
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Depart Delta |
8:00 am |
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Drive to Floodway Inlet |
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Time at Inlet |
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Drive to Stop along Channel |
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Time at Stop along Channel |
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Drive to Outlet |
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Time at Outlet |
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Lunch |
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Drive to SALD |
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Time at SALD |
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Drive back to Delta |
16:00 |
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Thursday Oct 26
Duration: 11.5 hours
$850 and will include transportation to and from Keeyask
(via tour bus / chartered flights), and lunch/snacks.
The Keeyask Project is a 695-megawatt (MW) hydroelectric generating station developed in a partnership between Manitoba Hydro and four Manitoba First Nations: Tataskweyak Cree Nation, War Lake First Nation, York Factory First Nation, and Fox Lake Cree Nation. The station was commissioned in 2022, and adds approximately 4,400 gigawatt-hours of renewable electricity per year to Manitoba Hydro’s total generation supply. That’s enough electricity to power 400,000 homes!
Come explore power generation in northern Manitoba on this technical tour that will showcase the powerhouse that features seven fixed blade vertical shaft turbines, the seven bay vertical lift gate spillway, and more than 25 km of dams and dikes containing Gull Lake. The tour will include all transportation to and from Keeyask GS, including bus transport and a charter flight to Gillam, MB. Drinks, snacks, and a bagged lunch will be provided. All attendees are required to bring PPE, including steel-toes shoes. Further details to follow!
The Approximate Tour Schedule
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Depart Delta (bus) |
07:00 |
| Depart Winnipeg (Charter Flight) |
08:00 |
| Arrive in Gillam |
09:55 |
| Arrive at Keeyask GS |
10:30 |
| Tour of Powerhouse |
10:30 to 12:00 |
| Lunch (provided) | 12:00 to 13:00 |
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Tour of Spillway and Dams/Dikes |
13:00 to 15:00 |
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Depart Keeyask |
15:00 |
| Depart Gillam | 16:00 |
| Arrive in Winnipeg | 17:55 |
| Return to Delta | 18:30 |
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