If you see bright flashes or hear loud bangs in the Stuartburn or La Broquerie regions, there is no need for alarm.

While it may look like fireworks are spontaneously going off, Manitoba Hydro Spokesperson Bruce Owen says that is not the case. The clamor, he notes, is actually a result of detonators called implosion sleeves that are being used on the Manitoba to Minnesota Transmission Line.

“When you string the transmission towers with the power line they come on these large spools," he explains, "and when you reach the end of one spool and you start the other, you have to bind the two ends together in a safe and effective manner. To do this, a sleeve is put onto these two ends and imploded. The force of that implosion fuses those ends together.”

Owen says the equipment will be used throughout the next days and weeks as the local work on the project nears its completion.

Meanwhile, Owen says the American half of the project, entitled “The Great Northern Transmission Line”, has already been completed. It will only be a matter of months before the two can be connected.

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