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Bipole III Northern Infrastructure Key Map Index

Manitoba Hydro bipole iii transMission projectConstruction Access Opportunity

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MAP BOOK USER INFORMATION

This map book and associated access information tables include a summary of the following information:Map book – developed from 20 map sheets presented at a map scale of 1:250,000 covering the entire FPR from the Keewatinoow converter station to the Riel converter station and three maps at 1:60,000, 1:30,000, and 1:28,000 to show the infrastructure around Keewatinoow Converter Station. These maps include the following information: •ProjectInfrastructure–infrastructureassociatedwiththeBipoleIIIproject •Infrastructure–otherManitobaHydroinfrastructure •Landbase–pertinentlandbaseinformationincluding:communities,RuralMunicipalities, FirstNations,NationalandProvincialParksandWildlifeManagementAreas. •Access–preliminaryaccessroutesandpoints,streamcrossings,railcrossingsandtransmissionline crossings. Access information consists of the following: •AccessRoutes–proposedaccessroutesfromexistingProvincialorMunicipalroadtothe FPR. •AccessPoints–accesspointsconsistingoftheintersectionoftheaccessrouteandthe existingprovincialormunicipalroadandtheFPRorwheretheFPRintersectsaProvincialor Municipalroad. •AccessRouteandPointLabeling–accessroutesarelabeledinascendingnumericalorder from the Keewatinoow converter station to the Riel converter station. Access points are labeled to correspond to an access route, where an access route is present, and are labeled withan“R”wheretherouteintersectsanexistingProvincialorMunicipalroadorwitha “T”wheretherouteintersectstheFPRtransmissionline.Forexample,foraccessroute 12,accesspointshavebeenidentifiedas12Rand12T,fortheroadintersectionandFPR intersection,respectively.WheretheFPRintersectstheexistingProvincialorMunicipalroad network,accesspointshavebeenidentifiedwithoutacorrespondingaccessroute,andare denoted with an “RT” as the point represents the access intersection of the road and the FPR.Supporting Access Information – data summary tables and stream crossing photos are presented and correspondwitheachmapbookmapsheet.Informationpresentedisasfollows: •Waterbody Crossings – tabular summary of stream crossing information provided is based on data providedbyNorth/SouthConsultantsInc.Streamcrossingsarenumberedinascendingnumericalor der from the Keewatinoow converter station to the Riel converter station. Stream crossing informa tionincludesthegeographiccoordinate(UTMZone14,NAD1983)oftheintersectionofthestream and the FPR, the name of the stream, access notes/comments, and stream crossing parameters (water width, channel width, bank stability parameters, and an indication of substrate material, whereavailable).Photosassociatedwithstreamcrossingsthathavebeenincluded,were providedbyNorth/SouthConsultantsInc. •Proposed Access Points – tabular summary of access point id numbers, geographic coordinate (UTMZone14,NAD1983)oftheaccesspoint,descriptivecomments,accesstype(e.g.,roadorright ofway[ROW]),anddistanceinformation.Distanceinformationincludesdistancefromtheprevi ousaccesspointalongtheFPRROWandtothenextaccesspointalongtheFPRROWfor“T”points, anddistancefromthepreviousaccesspointalongtheroadandtothenextaccesspointalongthe road for “R” points •Proposed Access Routes – tabular summary of access route id numbers, descriptive comments, rationale for the inclusion of the access route, potential issues associated with the route, and the lengthoftheroutefromtheexistingroadtotheFPR. •Rail Crossings – tabular summary of active and abandoned rail crossings, including the geo graphiccoordinate(UTMZone14,NAD1983)oftheintersectionoftherailwayandtheFPR,andan indicationofthestatusoftherailwaycrossing(abandonedoractiverail). •Transmission Line Crossings – tabular summary of transmission line crossings, including the geographiccoordinate(UTMZone14,NAD1983)oftheintersectionoftheexistingtransmissionline and the FPR, and the name of the transmission line.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this map book is to present the construction access opportunities for theBipoleIIIFinalPreferredRoute(FPR)anditsnortherninfrastructure.TheconstructionaccessopportunitiesdefinesaccessroutesfromtheexistingprovincialandmunicipalroadnetworktotheFPRrightofway(ROW).TheoverallobjectiveofthisworkistoidentifyconstructionaccessroutestosupportthetimelydevelopmentofanaccessmanagementplanaspartoftheEnvironmentalProtectionProgram(EPP)process.Preliminaryaccessidentificationwasconductedtoidentifyexistingaccessopportunities,basedontheexistingroadnetworkandotherlineardisturbances(e.g.,transmissionlines,forestryroads,cut-lines,trails,etc.),inordertominimizetheenvironmentalfootprintofconstructionaccessactivities.

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ID Easting Northing Waterbody Name Access Notes and Comments Water Width (m) Channel Width (m) Bank Stability (Right Bank)

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1 799343 6294065 Goose Creek 9.48 9.48 100 100 Fines2 785821 6292246 Nine Mile Creek 7.5 7.5 100 100 Fines3 779264 6291362 McMillan Creek 5 5 70 40 Fines

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Road01R 815809 6290862 Future access at converter station along Conawapa road Road NA NA NA 63km01T 815415 6290959 Future access at converter station at termination of ROW ROW NA 42km NA NA02R 772640 6266980 Access point 02 along existing transmission line intersecting with PR 280 Road NA NA 63km 50km02T 773646 6290603 Access point 02 along existing transmission line intersecting with PR 280 ROW 42km 54km NA NA

ID Description Rationale Issues Access Length01 Access route within footprint of proposed converter station Access to start of line No existing disturbance 600m to Conawapa Road

02 Access route along T-line (Radisson to Churchill 138kV "RC60") Existing MB Hydro linear disturbanceOutside study corridor, entirely in Stephens Lake Area of Special Interest, water crossings 24km to PR 280

ID Easting Northing T-Line Name1 773644 6290606 Radisson to Churchill

ID Easting Northing Status1 812110 6292126 Abandoned Rail2 801696 6294250 Rail

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