Public House On Spectra Energy’s Proposed Pipeline
Prince George, BC – Prince George residents will have an opportunity to share their thoughts on Spectra Energy’s proposed multi-billion dollar natural gas transmission line when the BC Environmental Assessment Office hosts an open house this evening…
The proposed pipeline would start approximately 210-kilometres south of Fort Nelson in an area known as ‘Cypress’ and run more than 850-kilometres to Ridley Island, on the northcoast of BC near Prince Rupert. Spectra says the $6- to $8-billion dollar project is necessary to meet the demands of a new Liquefied Natural Gas terminal being contemplated for the Prince Rupert area.
The company points out the project is in keeping with the Province’s Jobs Plan and its goal of establishing up to three LNG facilities on the northcoast by 2020. Spectra estimates the property tax associated with the project to be as much as $23-million dollars annually. It’s expected to provide between 3,000 and 3,600 person years of employment during construction and 50 to 60 permanent jobs for the life of the project.
This evening’s open house is in room 208 at the Civic Centre between 5pm and 8pm.
Comments
Property tax $23 million annually, 50-60 permanent jobs…..sure sounds like the provincial government will be the biggest winner of spin offs from this project. Maybe they can take the Carbon Tax off our automobile fuel once this comes online??
23 million sounds good. How long until Spectra cries it’s to much and wants it lowered like some other resource industies have or are tryng to have done.
When one considers that we have to pay a carbon tax to heat our homes on top of the world price that the energy companies seek… then we are in effect putting forward policy that puts our manufacturing and our standard of living at a disadvantage to our Asian competitors for use of our domestic energy supplies… until domestic supplies run out.
Its not like they already don’t have the slave labor and lax environmental advantage on us with the free trade deals our federal government seeks. What advantage will our economy have left?
Where is the national energy program?
Its a provincial resource, so why can’t we have a provincial export tax based on the provincial price paid, thus ensuring we are always 30% or more less than the world market prices? Make Alberta and their oil sands pay the export tax as well IMO.
At world market prices I can not heat my home in the winter, and thus can not live in the North unless I burn wood or heat with electricity.
People that support the idea we need to pay world market prices for domestic supply also support the idea we should pay 400% more to heat our homes. Not a big deal if you live in Vancouver I guess.
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