BC Hydro Power & Authority

POWER: Northwest Transmission Line lights up remote BC

August 14, 2014 by Canadian Mining Journal Staff

BRITISH COLUMBIA – On August 13, 2014, the Northwest Transmission Line was powered up, bringing electricity to a remote region in the northwest part of the province. The 287-kV line runs from near Terrace to a new substation near Bob…

Hydro Sparks New Hope

January 1, 2012 by Canadian Mining Journal Staff

Eric Taylor, Aaron Hunt, Khreem Smith and Khalif Mitchell are four of the most famous linemen in British Columbia right now because of their notoriety with the BC Lions; winners of the 2011 Grey Cup.

PERSPECTIVE: Northwest BC open for business

October 4, 2011 by Canadian Mining Journal Staff

Since BC Hydro announced it will build the $404-million Northwest Transmission Line from Terrace, BC, to a point 340 km north, business in the area is gearing up to take advantage of the new infrastructure and develop major projects and…