Tranmission line
By Quinn Bender
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t’s been almost 10 years in the works, emotions sometimes running high as negotiations between industry, government and the public crawled forward and at times came to a full stop. But as of this month BC Hydro has announced the Northwest Transmission Line (NTL) along Hwy 37 is complete and ready to feed electricity into what may soon be one of Canada’s most active mining regions. “The Northwest Transmission Line is a nation building project and is vital to the future of our province,� said Bill Bennett, minister of energy and mines.
“It will open up world-class mineral deposits and support the development of new mines and clean energy projects.� The NTL is a monster project, a 344-kilometre, 287-kilovolt transmission line that originates near Terrace and ends at a new substation near Bob Quinn Lake. The company is also building two small run-of-river projects in the vicinity for a combined cost of $1 billion. Bennett also added that the $630 million Red Chris copper mine owned by Imperial Metals, which is due to be finished and put into service next month, will use power from the Northwest Transmission Line. See Page 22
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