new line coming??? im not sure if this goes far enough north as i am not familiar with the area!!
BC Hydro signs agreement to support Northwest Transmission Line
March 21, 2012
BC Hydro signs agreement to support Northwest Transmission Line
Impact Benefit Agreements with Nisga’a Nation and all eight First Nations now signed
Vancouver – BC Hydro and Kitsumkalum First Nation have signed an impact benefit agreement which will provide training, contracting, jobs and other economic opportunities related to the construction of the Northwest Transmission Line (NTL).
With this agreement with the Kitsumkalum, BC Hydro has now signed agreements regarding the NTL project with all eight First Nations and the Nisga’a Nation within the NTL project region.
The Kitsumkalum agreement was ratified unanimously with a vote held on Feb. 13. The Kitsumkalum First Nation has also signed a contract with BC Hydro for right-of-way clearing and access road construction work from kilometer eight to 62 of the NTL right-of-way.
The NTL is estimated to create up to 840 direct jobs during the three years of construction. According to a 2008 report from the Mining Association of B.C., the NTL also has the potential to attract $15 billion in new investment and create more than 10,000 jobs over the next few decades. This project directly links to the Province’s BC Jobs Plan and the economy.
The NTL will be a 344-kilometre, 287-kilovolt transmission line from Skeena Substation, near Terrace, to Bob Quinn Lake. The project will provide a secure interconnection point for clean energy generation projects and supply clean electricity to support future industrial developments in the area.
Once complete, the Northwest Transmission Line will provide clean, reliable power to parts of the Northwest region of B.C. which are currently not part of the BC Hydro transmission grid