Another remote First Nation has been connected to the Ontario power grid.

Poplar Hill First Nation is the 13th community to be connected to the grid through the Wataynikaneyap Transmission Project.

The project has seen roughly 1,800 kilometres of new transmission lines built connecting more than 18,000 people to the provincial grid.

The province is estimating that the project will help remove roughly 6.6 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year, equivalent to taking almost 35,000 cars off the road.

Wataynikaneyap Power is a First Nations-led company made up of 24 First Nation communities.

Later this year Muskrat Dam First Nation, North Spirit Lake, and Keewaywin First Nations will also be connected to the grid.