2001 Triple Bottom Line Report - BC Hydro

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D I S A S T E R P R E P A R E D N E S S BC Hydro continually reviews the security and reliability of our electrical system. A number of investigations and upgrades were undertaken in 2000, particularly for earthquake impacts. Work included reinforcing foundations for several transmission towers along the Fraser River in Richmond and Delta, and anchoring equipment at numerous substations throughout the province. We also reinforced the towers supporting two transmission lines to Vancouver Island to better withstand high snow loads on steep terrain, and upgraded the earthquake resistance of a number of buildings at Ingledow, Dunsmuir, Cheekye and Murrin No. 1 substations. We plan for response and recovery from disastrous events in order to improve public safety and more quickly restore service following damage to our system. Two exercises were undertaken in 2000 to test procedures for responses to disasters, and to train staff in appropriate actions. The first was the simulated release of excessively high flows from Seven Mile Dam, and S O C I A L B O T T O M L I N E | 2 1 involved interactions among BC Hydro, the community and government agencies in the Columbia River Valley. The second involved simulated response and recovery actions resulting from a major ice storm affecting the western end of the Fraser Valley. We also developed the Cheakamus River Valley Flood Communications Plan in 2000 in consultation with area residents and emergency response professionals. The plan provides for warning in the event of flooding downstream of the Daisy Lake Dam, located north of Squamish and Brackendale. The plan’s three-step alert system to notify residents was tested in an exercise late last year. Two seminars were held to train staff to evaluate safety in buildings immediately following an earthquake. The event drew about 50 BC Hydro staff and 25 people from other organizations.
I N V E S T I N G I N O U R C O M M U N I T I E S Our reputation as a good neighbour is built at the community level. BC Hydro’s Corporate Outreach programs coordinate our community investment and partnership activities, including public education, corporate donations, scholarships, support for PUBLIC EDUCATION Involvement in Education provides resources and programs for B.C. classrooms. We encourage broader knowledge of energy, its uses and impacts, through educational resources provided to support school curricula. Material we prepare is promoted through our website and at teachers’ conferences. A new education module was developed last year for delivery in 2001. Designed for students in grades four to seven, “Powering our Future: Green Energy Options” provides a balanced look at alternatives such as wind, fuel cells, woodwaste, solar and small hydro. BC Hydro Youth Team members delivered 310 presentations to grade four students throughout the province in 2000. Also, BC Hydro helped to fund the development of the “Up the Creek: The Salmon Survival Game” produced by the World Fisheries Trust, a non-governmental organization based in Victoria, B.C., and contributed nearly $10,000 to purchase 200 copies of the game last year for distribution throughout B.C., including one each to over 100 First Nations schools in S O C I A L B O T T O M L I N E | 2 2 retired employees and HYDRECS, our employee community services fund. Outreach programs invest in B.C. communities and the diversity of our province, and contribute to our strategic priorities. B.C. via the First Nations Schools Association. The game promotes stewardship of salmon resources by bringing crucial information into the classroom. Our education involvements continue outside schools. This year we are working with Science World to develop a long-term exhibition on sustainability, called “Our World.” Scheduled to open in June 2001 and remain for a minimum of five years, the exhibit will feature interactive displays allowing children to experience how power is generated from wind, small hydro, thermal and solar sources. BC Hydro also renewed the partnership established last year with Knowledge Network, B.C.’s public educational broadcaster. The new two-year agreement covers sponsorship of “Planet Education,” a thirteen-part television series profiling innovation and excellence in business, research and careers throughout B.C. Knowledge Network is a division of the Open Learning Agency.
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