Thompson MLA Kelly Bindle has been appointed as a member of the Manitoba Hydro-Electic Board. 

The board oversees the business and affairs of Manitoba Hydro, in accordance with its mandate and purposes. 

According to a press release, Bindle’s experience as an engineer and small business owner, as well as his perspective as a resident of northern Manitoba, will be valuable to the board. 

Bindle served as the Legislative Assistant to the Minister of Growth, Enterprise and Trade from 2016 until recently, and has sat on various government committees including the venture capital committee and the fiscal review committee of cabinet. 

In an email, Bindle said that the position of Legislative Assistant to the Minister of Growth, Enterprise and Trade no longer exists.