Westbank's thermal energy at Vancouver House is getting decommissioned in 2027. I assume it's that container under the main bridge deck next to Pacific?
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We also own and operate the thermal energy system for heating at the Vancouver House Development in the South Downtown area of Vancouver (the SODO TES) which serves five customers. The SODO TES, which delivers thermal energy generated at a temporary containerized boiler plant to customers using hot water, received CPCN approval in 2019 and received approval for a TES Extension to serve an additional building in 20212. The containerized boiler plant is scheduled for decommissioning and replacement in Q3 2027. We continue to assess options for a SODO TES solution and plan to file a CPCN application in 2025. This is not part of the scope of this Application.
Just noticed Metro Vancouver is doing an emergency installation of a pipe lining for the sewer pipe along Columbia Street. West 8th down to Quebec Street.
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During construction, crews will insert a new pipe lining into the old pipe. This technique will reduce the overall construction footprint and minimize impacts in the area. Construction will involve excavating 10 to 15 pits to create work zones where crews can access the sewer and insert new pipe lining, followed by street paving and landscaping. Each pit will be approximately four metres by four metres. More information on specific locations and impacts will be communicated in advance of work taking place.
Kelowna's Development Future In Jeopardy Due To Insufficient Electrical Capacity
In what can only be described as a shocking letter, the Urban Development Institute said this week that development in Kelowna may come to a standstill as a result of insufficient electrical infrastructure.
"Kelowna's real estate development industry is facing significant uncertainty as FortisBC has indicated it cannot guarantee power availability for new projects over the next several years," the Okanagan chapter of the UDI, which represents the development industry, said in the letter. "In recent weeks, several developers have been informed that power cannot be assured for projects until 2027 to 2029."
FortisBC serves as the regional electricity provider for the Southern Interior region of British Columbia. In Fall 2024, FortisBC said that it plans to spend $157 million towards electrical infrastructure in the region over the next three years, but that is still pending approval from the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), the Province's regulatory agency for utilities, and UDI Okanagan said the investment was "neither sufficient nor timely to accommodate Kelowna's rapid population growth."
The federal government is providing nearly $157 million for eight electrical infrastructure projects across British Columbia.
It says in a news release that the funding is being provided to Crown utility BC Hydro through the green stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and expand clean energy.
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The government says other projects include new infrastructure to power the Surrey and Cowichan District hospitals and the BC Cancer Centre, along with two other new hospitals in the province.
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Federal Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says in the release the government is committed to investing in projects that will reduce emissions and support cleaner energy sources.
“By building greener infrastructure we will improve energy efficiency, and build healthier, more energetic communities,” he says.
The Chinatown BC Hydro substation that might eventually get replaced is progressing in East Vancouver. Possibly 2027 construction, four years for completion. The project is still early in the planning phases compared to the Nelson Park project.
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We've awarded the first two stages of our East Vancouver Substation architectural and engineering contract to WSP in Canada.
WSP is an international engineering and professional services firm, headquartered in Montreal, with a significant presence in Vancouver. Their team has experience designing complex industrial facilities, including our Mount Pleasant Substation in 2014.
This award follows a fair, transparent and competitive procurement process. WSP won the West End Substation project contract, which included an "option" to support the East Vancouver Substation project, too. We're making positive progress together on the West End Substation project and are pleased to continue collaborating with WSP on this additional work.
The Chinatown BC Hydro substation that might eventually get replaced is progressing in East Vancouver. Possibly 2027 construction, four years for completion. The project is still early in the planning phases compared to the Nelson Park project.
Are they really that different in their proposed timeline? The Nelson Park page also says it'll start no earlier than 2027 and that it will take five years to build.
I was still living in the West End (a few blocks from the park) when I got a mailer announcing that BC Hydro was proposing to build the SS and fund a new Coal Harbour school. Time flies.....but it also drags
Are they really that different in their proposed timeline? The Nelson Park page also says it'll start no earlier than 2027 and that it will take five years to build.
I was still living in the West End (a few blocks from the park) when I got a mailer announcing that BC Hydro was proposing to build the SS and fund a new Coal Harbour school. Time flies.....but it also drags
BC Court clarifies standards for AI-assisted document production in Acciona v GVSDD
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In this decision, the defendant, Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District (“GVSDD”), brought an application for an order requiring the plaintiff, Acciona Wastewater Solutions LP (“Acciona”) to amend its productions amounting to 4 million documents, claiming they had produced many irrelevant documents and their process amounted to a data dump. For its part, GVSDD had produced only 225,000 documents.
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The court found that Acciona’s production was not a data dump, and that it had complied with a comprehensive document production protocol and agreed upon search terms with no evidence that it acted with the intent of obfuscating the discovery process or offloading its discovery costs onto GVSDD. The court also found that Acciona should not have to amend its list of documents, as the rules of procedure should not apply rigidly in cases involving very large numbers of documents. To establish that a list of documents is “inaccurate,” there should be evidence showing a “dilatory and casual attitude to production.”
The court agreed with the defendant that “meaningful, reliable, and complete” production should allow the receiving party to review the disclosure without the added burden of excluding an undue number of irrelevant or duplicative documents,” but “the standard is not perfection.” The court also referred to the Sedona Canada Principles emphasizing the overarching importance of common sense and proportionality to address increasingly high volumes of electronically stored information and the high costs of litigation.
The court dismissed GVSDD’s application and awarded Acciona its costs of the application in the cause.
Metro Vancouver is rescoping the Iona WWTP upgrade project to reduce the cost down to $6 billion.
Now, the existing primary treatment plant will be retained and secondary treatment membrane bioreactors will be added.
This reduces the cost of the project but will ultimately cost more in the long term as the primary treatment plant will need to be replaced once it reaches end of life in the future.
The Chinatown BC Hydro substation that might eventually get replaced is progressing in East Vancouver. Possibly 2027 construction, four years for completion. The project is still early in the planning phases compared to the Nelson Park project.
Update on the West End Substation from November 2025.
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We expect to start construction in late
2026 and to complete construction within
five years
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We expect to:
• Start civil work in late 2027 and finish in fall 2029,
• Work on Route 1 and Route 2 simultaneously,
• Work block-by-block, completing 10-35 meters of duct
bank per day,
• For transmission power lines: excavate trenches
approximately 3 meters wide and 2.5 meters deep,
• For distribution power lines: excavate trenches
approximately 1 meter wide and 2 meters deep,
• Work during daytime hours, six days per week, and
• Close as few traffic lanes as possible to complete our
work safely.
Hey so for the West End sub we can assume Nelson being a bad route to use until 2029 I assume?
Nelson seems the least impacted if you assume the trenching will be the most disruptive.
They said excavation will take 14 months down to 37m. Site access looks like it's through Bute. And they'll finish the substation structure within 3 years (including the excavation). Then two more years to install equipment.
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well, hopefully only 5.6x as much. itll probably go over this new budget to.
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