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Construction begins on major B.C. transmission line aimed at powering northwest
Ottawa and B.C. have committed $3.9 billion to the line, which officials say will create nearly 10,000 jobs and support mining and LNG projects.
- On Thursday, Premier David Eby and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson attended the groundbreaking for the North Coast Transmission Line in Prince George, launching a generational project expected to support B.C.'s economic growth.
- Federal and provincial governments committed a combined $3.9 billion to the project in July, supplemented by a $140 million Canada Infrastructure Bank loan to BC Hydro to expedite preconstruction work.
- The infrastructure will power mining in the Golden Triangle and the Ksi Lisims LNG facility, creating nearly 10,000 direct operational jobs and 1,400 peak construction positions once fully operational.
- Hodgson called the line 'the foundation' for northwestern B.C.'s development, reducing economic reliance on the United States; he added, 'none of that is possible without affordable power.'
- The project's first phase spans a 165-kilometre stretch from Prince George to near Fraser Lake, with the completed line projected to contribute nearly $10 billion annually to the provincial economy.
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Construction begins on major B.C. transmission line aimed at powering northwest
PRINCE GEORGE - Construction is underway on a major electricity transmission project in British Columbia's north, a project the federal and provincial governments say will contribute nearly $10 billion a year to B.C.’s economy.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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