Landowners launch lawsuit to derail power lines

EDMONTON – The seven-year battle over two new north-south transmission lines could heat up again with a pending court challenge designed to derail both lines.

A new lawsuit will argue the province had no jurisdiction to designate as necessary Altalink’s $1.5-billion western transmission line because it will be used to export electricity and, as such, falls under federal jurisdiction.

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