July 24, 2004                     Project is launched with a petition to cottagers.

 

Aug 2004 - May 2005      Met for planning with presidents of  Wallace, Long and Beresford Lakes.

 

March 2005                      Letter to Bob Brennan – re: request for Hydro.

 

May 2005                          Received Hydro preliminary estimate.

 

July 3, 2005                       Cottage Association special call meeting Beresford, Long Lake and Wallace Lake.
                                             All interested cottagers asked to contribute $35 in order to obtain a Firm Price Quote from Hydro.

 

April 2006                         Received from Hydro firm price quote.

 

May  8, 2007                     NNEPI incorporated. NNEPI committee members to be comprised of representatives of Long Lake
                                            & Beresford Lake Cottage Association Executive.

 

June 2007                          NNEPI incorporation announcement sent to: Premier Gary Doer,  Ministers - Finance- Honourable
                                            Greg Selinger, Conservation-Honourable Stan Struthers, Deputy Minister of of Conservation- Serge
                                            Srafield, Acting Director of parks- Barry Bentham, MLA Lac Du Bonnet- Gerald Hawranik, President
                                            MB Hydro- Bob Brennan, also Rob Cox, Keith Klus, Rick Leclair, Ken Ulrich.

 

August 13, 2007               NNEPI First Annual General Membership meeting- Club Regent Casino.

 

August 6, 2008                 Mail out to lease holders of both lakes-  Good news Achieved Mandate.

 

November 5, 2008          NNEPI meeting with Hwys, Parks and Hydro. Parks request that NNEPI hold an open house.

 

November 15, 2008        Volunteers from both lakes located survey road allowance pins from Beresford to Long Lake.

 

November 19, 2008        Open house announcement in Free Press.

 

November 28, 2008        Open house with NNEPI and Parks.

 

December 16, 2008        Pole placement meeting with Manitoba Infrastructure & Transportation and Hydro.

 

August 13, 2008              Special meeting to obtain approval to go ahead with the project

 

September 1, 2009        Signing of the contract with Manitoba Hydro

 

March 2010                     Begin brushing to clear way for transmission line installation

 

November 18, 2011      Distribution lines energized