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New hydro station goes underground too Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin selected as contractor for $1 billion project Paul Paul Rudan Rudan
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It’s It’s all all going going underground. underground. That’s That’s the the word word from from BC BC Hydro Hydro and contractor SNC-Lavalin and contractor SNC-Lavalin Inc. Inc. regarding regarding the the $1 $1 billion billion project project to to replace replace the the John John Hart Hart Generating Generating Station. Station. “The “The replacement replacement facility facility will will improve power reliability improve power reliability and and seisseismic mic safety, safety, and and make make itit easier easier for for BC BC Hydro Hydro to to protect protect fish fish habitat habitat in in an an area area of of the the world world renowned renowned for for its its salmon, salmon,”” said said BC BC Hydro Hydro spokesman spokesman Stephen Stephen Watson Watson in in aa news news release. release. On On Tuesday Tuesday morning, morning, BC BC Hydro Hydro announced announced that that Montreal-based Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin SNC-Lavalin had had been been selected selected as as the the preferred preferred contractor contractor following following aa 19-month-long 19-month-long bidding bidding process. process. The The biggest biggest surprise surprise though though was was news news the the generating generating station station would would also also go go underground. underground. Hydro Hydro had had already already planned planned to to build build aa 2.1-kilo2.1-kilometre metre tunnel tunnel to to replace replace the the woodwoodstave pipelines that bring water stave pipelines that bring water from from John John Hart Hart Lake Lake to to the the generating generating stastation. tion. But But when when everything’s everything’s complete complete by by 2018, 2018, the the ugly ugly concrete concrete generatgenerating ing station station –– that that now now sits sits at at the the head head of of the the river river –– will will be be gone gone for for good. good. According According to to the the plan, plan, the the new new generating generating station station and and turbines turbines will will be be built built 70-100 70-100 metres metres underground underground and and about about 500 500 metres metres up up General General Hill Hill from from the the existing existing power power plant. plant. “Once “Once the the water water passes passes through through
the the station station itit will will continue continue through through the the remaining remaining section section of of the the tunnel tunnel at at low low velocity velocity and and discharge discharge into into the the river river at at the the entrance entrance to to Elk Elk Falls Falls Canyon, Canyon,”” said said Watson. Watson. Two of Two of the the three three big big surge surge towtowers ers currently currently in in place place will will have have to to come come down. down. The The third third one one will will be be left left because because itit supports supports communicommunications cations equipment equipment and and will will act act as as aa landmark for pilots approaching landmark for pilots approaching Campbell Campbell River River Airport. Airport. The The announcement announcement also also comes comes at at aa good time for SNC-Lavalin, good time for SNC-Lavalin, one one of of the the world’s world’s leading leading engineering engineering and and construction construction groups. groups. In In the the third third quarter quarter of of 2013, 2013, the the company company reported reported losses losses of of $72.7 $72.7 million. million. Fast Fast Facts Facts n n Work Work will will begin begin in in 2014 2014 and and will will be be complete complete by by the the end end of of 2018. 2018. n n The The project project is is budgeted budgeted at at $940 $940 million. million. n n ItIt will will create create an an average average of of about about 400 jobs per year over the five 400 jobs per year over the five years years of of construction. construction. BC BC Hydro Hydro will will be be working working with with the the contractor contractor on on their their construction construction plan plan and and the the forecasted forecasted job job projections. projections. n n You You can can check check out out construcconstruction tion progress progress at at BC BC Hydro’s Hydro’s project project interpretive interpretive centre centre which which opened opened this this week week at at the the new new parking parking lot lot by by Elk Elk Falls. Falls. The The centre centre is is open open TuesTuesdays days and and Thursdays, Thursdays, 9:30 9:30 a.m. a.m. to to 44 p.m. p.m. The The days days and and hours hours of of operaoperaContinued Continued on on Pg. Pg. 5 5
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Not forgotten Barney Bernard, representing Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #137, salutes before laying a wreath
Barney Bernard, representing Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #137, salutes before laying a wreath at at the the downtown downtown cenotaph cenotaph during during Monday’s Monday’s Remembrance Remembrance Day Day services. services. See See page page 3 3 for for more more pictures and www.campbellrivermirror.com for a video review of the event. pictures and www.campbellrivermirror.com for a video review of the event.
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