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Kelowna

New power line in Crawford Estates

Updated on: August 29, 2022

Project details: To improve reliability and meet the growing needs of our electricity customers in Kelowna, we will be adding a new power line from our DG Bell substation. The new line will serve Kelowna’s Crawford Estates and Upper Mission communities.

This project is an estimated $1.8 million investment in the electric system in this area.

Although public impacts are expected to be minimal, access to a nearby trail network along Stewart Road West and Westridge Drive will be detoured. Access will still be available along the adjacent sidewalk. Once the project is complete, FortisBC plans to restore the area with a linear trail and benches to enhance the area and improve access to the trail network.

We appreciate the public’s patience as our crews work to complete this work as quickly and safely as possible.

Anticipated dates: Mid-September to mid-December

For more information: Call 1-866-436-7847, Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. or email [email protected].

Delta

Tilbury LNG facility

Updated on: December 21, 2022

Project details: On October 21, 2014, we started construction of a $400-million expansion project at our Tilbury LNG facility. The initial phase of expansion is in service and we're now working on an expansion of the facility's truck loading capacity.

We're also doing work in preparation for our next phase of expansion. There will be periodic work programs associated with environmental, archaeological, and surveying scopes on and adjacent to our site throughout 2023.

Start and end dates: Construction of the truck loading expansion began in summer 2022 and is expected to be complete in 2023. 

For more information: Visit the project page at talkingenergy.ca or email us at [email protected].

Delta

Delta gas line upgrade

Updated on: December 12, 2022

Project details: To support on-going water main upgrades by Metro Vancouver, we will be upgrading a gas line in the Delta area.

Metro Vancouver has requested we alter an existing gas line along 120^th St. between 88^th Ave. and 86^th Ave. A new gas line will be installed in the road, with crews and construction equipment working within the existing right of way. The work will include installing approximately 500 metres of new gas line.

Working hours will be 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday. To help minimize disruption at major intersections, some evening work will be required and will be completed between 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. There will be lane closures during construction to give our crews the space they need to work as safely and quickly as possible. Access for motorists will be maintained throughout construction and traffic control personnel will be on site to assist.

To complete the work, there will be a temporary interruption of gas service to the properties along 120th St. between 88^th Ave. and 86^th Ave. Once work is complete, we will turn the gas on at the meter and relight any appliances that may be affected.

Start and end dates: December 12, 2022 – February 6, 2023

For more information: Call 1-888-224-2710, Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. or email [email protected].

Burnaby

Pattullo Gas Line Replacement construction in Burnaby

Updated on: October 29, 2021

Project details: We’re building six kilometres of new gas line in Burnaby to replace a gas line we have attached to the Pattullo Bridge before the bridge is decommissioned by the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. The Ministry’s design standards do not permit a gas line on the new bridge.

The new gas line will run between Lougheed Highway and 16th Avenue, with construction mainly along Sperling Avenue, Glencarin Drive, Lakefield Drive and 4th Street.

This gas line is a vital part of our system, ensuring more than 35,000 customers in Burnaby, Coquitlam and New Westminster receive the natural gas they count on every day. This includes 18,000 customers in Burnaby.

Start and end dates: November 2021 to the end of 2022

For more information: Visit the project page on talkingenergy.ca, call us at 604-576-7208 or email [email protected].

Union Bay

Union Bay gas line extension

Updated on: December 20, 2022

Project details: To improve reliability and meet the growing needs of our natural gas customers in the

Union Bay area, we are extending a new natural gas line along Island Highway between Argyle Road and Washer Creek Bridge. The new line will help support growth in the area.

Public impacts are expected to be minimal. Flaggers will be located along rural roads within proximity of the work zones to direct traffic.

We appreciate the public’s patience as our crews work to complete this work as safely and quickly possible.

Anticipated dates: January to March

For more information: Call 1-888-224-2710, Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. or email [email protected].

Victoria

Hartland RNG Connection

Updated on: January 27, 2023

Project details: FortisBC plans to construct a 6.5 kilometer line to connect the Capital Regional District’s (CRD) proposed Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) facility at the Hartland Landfill to the natural gas system in Saanich. This will require routine construction, mainly in existing trail corridors and on roadway allowances, along the anticipated route of Willis Point Road and Highway 17a to West Saanich Road.

The project is entering the final planning phase with detailed construction planning and execution methodologies being finalized in conjunction with permitting. Construction is anticipated to commence in early Spring 2023.

Information about the CRD’s work at the Hartland Landfill can be found at crd.bc.ca/RNG.

Anticipated date: Starting February/March 2023

For more information: Contact Carmen LeBlanc, community and Indigenous relations manager at 250-380-5738 or by email at [email protected].