Pipeline Proponents Set Dates for Open House Sessions

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 03:57 AM

Open house dates have been set for public comment on the plan to set up a pipeline that will run from Kitimat to Summit Lake.

The proposal would see a 36 inch (914mm) diameter pipeline which would transport natural gas from the proposed Kitimat LNG regasification terminal south of Kitimat to the Spectra Energy Transmission BC Pipeline system at Summit Lake, north of Prince George.

The open house dates and locations are as follows:

· Oct 22 Smithers, Hudson Bay Lodge

· Oct 23 Terrace, Best Western

· Oct 25 Kitimat Riverlodge

· Oct 30 Burns Lake Chamber of Commerce

· Oct 31 Vanderhoof Seniors Friendship Centre

· Nov 1 Prince George Ramada Inn

· Nov 2 Summit Lake Community Hall

The open house sessions will run from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.

In addition to the open houses, public comment on the pipeline proposal can be directed to the B.C. Environment Assessment Office. The public comment period runs from October 17^th through to midnight on November 30^th.

Comments can be directed to :

Graeme McLaren, Project Assessment Director, Environmental Assessment Office,

P.O. Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt, Victoria B.C. V8W 9V1

Comments can also be sent by fax to 250-387-2208

Or by e-mail to eaoinfo@gov.bc.ca

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