Line rebuilds and upgrades include the Snow Lake - Flin Flon line, the Lorie to Lynn Lake line and the South Indian rebuild. Manitoba Hydro's total installed hydraulic winter capacity is 4,853 megawatts and a further 5,000 megawatts are still undeveloped in the north. Such Generating Stations as Conawapa, Birthday Gull, Wuskwatim, Manasan, and Gillam Rapids are all being planned for the future. In the future, such communities as St. Theresa Point, Garden Hill, Wasagomach, and Red sucker Lake will be connected to the Hydro Grid thus permitting enhanced economic development possibilities as these communities join the rest of Manitoba in terms of available electric power. The tourism sector is an area with enormous potential for economic growth.
Adventure travel is the fastest growing tourism market segment.
The Thompson Region is home to more than 20 fly-in camps that provide 150 seasonal jobs. Many of these lodges plan to expand into the eco-tourism segment offering their clientele bird watching, photography, hiking, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, and canoeing trips. This shift may see the extension of the season and create even more jobs. As the federal government officially opens one new park near Churchill, and contemplates the opening of another near Grand Rapids, Thompson will be in the enviable position of being able to benefit from increased traffic to both parks. All levels of government are involved in the promotion of tourism in northern Manitoba.