Name: Province to build new power line to solve northern Ont.'s power bottleneck
Uploaded: 2026-02-10T01:00:27Z
Duration: 1 min 48 s
Description: Ontario to build a 300km power line from Barrie to Sudbury by 2032, a more than $1 billion project and a 50/50 venture with 11 First Nations.

Northern Ontario Watch

Province to build new power line to solve northern Ont.'s power bottleneck

Ontario to build a 300km power line from Barrie to Sudbury by 2032. The more than $1 billion project, a 50/50 venture with 11 First Nations, aims to meet soaring energy demand and enable northern mineral development. Jack Morse reports.

February 09, 2026 at 6:46PM EST