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BRENT RICHTER
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BC Hydro is spending more than $500 million on infrastructure to keep the juice flowing and lights glowing as demand for electricity surges on the North Shore and Sea to Sky regions.
The public utility, along with Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Minister Josie Osborne, made the announcement Aug. 14 at the new, nearly complete Capilano Substation in North Vancouver. Among the projects the cash is earmarked for: $300 million for seismic and reliability upgrades at the Cheakamus Dam between Squamish and Whistler; $120 million to replace and upgrade substations that are reaching the end of their service lives in Lynn Valley, Squamish and Pemberton; new transmission lines connecting the Maplewood industrial waterfront and Deep Cove to BC Hydro’s substation near the Second Narrows; voltage conversion upgrades serving Norgate and the British Properties; plus 10 kilometres of underground electrical infrastructure. The announcement flows from BC Hydro’s $36-billion, 10-year capital plan, unveiled in January. The work is expected to require more than 10,000 skilled trades workers over the next decade. Continued on A26
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