Ontario selects Hydro One to build new priority transmission line between Sudbury and Barrie

The proposed transmission line will be developed in partnership with First Nations and support a stronger and more reliable north-south electricity grid BARRIE, ON, Feb. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Today, the Honourable Sam Oosterhoff, Associate Minister of Energy-Intensive Industries and the Honourable Stephen Lecce, Minister of Energy and Mines, announced that the government has directed the Ontario Energy Board to designate Hydro One Networks Inc. (Hydro One) to develop and construct a new priority transmiss ...