Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (Big Trout Lake/KI)

Hydro One Remotes provides distribution for the over 1200 (2025) on-reserve residents of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation, the remote, fly-in, Oji-Cree speaking community located in Northern Ontario on beautiful Big Trout Lake.

 

The community is a member of the Wataynikaneyap Transmission Project and was grid connected in December 2023 (wataypower.ca).  The community also has a new modular generating station with three 900kW generators used for backup power (photo below).

 

 

A few kilometers to the east of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug is the community of Wapekeka. The two First Nations are connected by an access road, and in 2019 Hydro One Remotes worked together with the communities to build the first distribution “tie-line” in the Far North that connected their off-grid electrical systems. Prior to grid-connection, this interconnection allowed for the sharing of energy between the communities which improved reliability and enabled both communities to grow.  The line was re-purposed as part of grid-connection and is in use today.

 

Construction team working on the “Tie Line” connecting Wapekeka and KI (2019)

 

For more information on Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation visit: here and bigtroutlake.firstnation.ca

KI is a member of Independent First Nations Alliance (IFNA): ifna.ca