Fond du Lac restoration work: ‘Upholding our commitment’

In late fall 2024, Enbridge will complete the pipeline removal portion of a right-of-way restoration on the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reservation near Cloquet, MN. The 11-month project, in close collaboration with the Fond du Lac leadership and staff, involves removing stretches of old Line 3 and Line 4 pipelines and restoring the land, based on our commitment with the band. Chris, our project manager, notes that Mahnomen-based, Indigenous-owned Gordon Construction is the primary contractor, and multiple Indigenous-owned subcontractors are involved. “Very proud of the number of Indigenous people we have on this project,” he says. “It means something for many, many (project workers) to be at home every night.”