Manitoba premier says air force base expansion only possible thanks to data centre rejection

Manitoba is preparing to expand the 17-Wing Winnipeg air force base, a project Premier Wab Kinew says was made possible by the Province’s decision to say no to large data centres. The news: Manitoba’s government announced Tuesday that the air force base expansion will include construction of a substation connected to Manitoba’s hydroelectric grid, increasing the base’s energy capacity to support armed forces modernization. The expansion is predicted to support roughly 1,400 jobs.