By Steven Sukkau, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Winnipeg Sun On the long, lonely stretch of Highway 6, that endless ribbon of asphalt where the radio crackles and cell service is a rumour, something unlikely is coming. Electric vehicle chargers. Fast ones. The kind that can turn a battery from “stranded in the wild” to “rolling toward Thompson” in the time it takes to get a coffee. Manitoba Hydro has selected six northern and rural communities as the first sites for a publicly owned electric vehicle (EV) charging network, a project the Crown corporation says will finally fill the most significant gap in Manitoba’s EV infrastructure. The utility announced plans this week to install fast-charging stations along Highway 6, stretching from Winnipeg to Thompson. The first phase will include stations in

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