2001 Triple Bottom Line Report - BC Hydro
2001 Triple Bottom Line Report - BC Hydro
2001 Triple Bottom Line Report - BC Hydro
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P O W E R S M A R T C E N T R E S<br />
Our Power Smart Centres in five locations – Abbotsford,<br />
Dunsmuir head office, Courtenay, Cranbrook and Kamloops<br />
– were repositioned in 2000 as “Learning Centres” in order<br />
to strengthen our community presence by providing beneficial<br />
energy-related information and solutions. The centres offer the<br />
advantage of being a touch point in the community, providing<br />
a face-to-face experience for customers.<br />
P U B L I C R E C R E A T I O N F A C I L I T I E S<br />
In 2000 approximately 1.2 million people visited our public<br />
recreation areas on reservoirs and rivers throughout B.C. We also<br />
facilitate recreation along our rights-of-way and at other locations.<br />
A key project to improve local recreation opportunities was<br />
initiated in the Comox Valley in 2000 and involved recruiting<br />
displaced forest industry workers to construct hiking trails on<br />
<strong>BC</strong> <strong>Hydro</strong> property alongside the Puntledge River. The trails link<br />
to an existing greenway at our property boundary and are<br />
accessible to hikers, cyclists and people with disabilities.<br />
Other significant projects in 2000 included campground and<br />
boat launch improvements adjacent to our Seven Mile facility<br />
in the B.C. Interior, construction of a viewpoint at Lillooet and<br />
a redesign of our Jones Lake campground.<br />
Our project to replace the 1912 Stave Falls Generating Station<br />
with a more efficient, modern station won recognition on two<br />
fronts in 2000: as a finalist in an international competition for<br />
projects demonstrating technical, environmental and social<br />
success; and as the second-place finisher for a public<br />
participation award. Following startup of the new station we<br />
S O C I A L B O T T O M L I N E | 2 5<br />
Our strategy for the centres includes demonstrating our<br />
community involvement, and positioning them as a learning<br />
resource. First opened in 1999 as information and customer<br />
service outlets, they now focus on promoting awareness<br />
of the Power Smart brand, providing customer education<br />
about energy topics and being a source of community<br />
involvement and awareness.<br />
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RECREATIONAL SITE VISITORS<br />
NUMBER OF VISITORS<br />
0 500 000 1 000 000 1 500 000<br />
began converting the former generating station into a <strong>BC</strong> <strong>Hydro</strong><br />
visitor centre. The centre will promote understanding of<br />
electricity generation and the history of electrical development,<br />
and serve as a tourism destination point.<br />
We also created a new walking trail by converting an access<br />
road at McLellan substation on the eastern boundary of Surrey.<br />
The trail follows McLellan Creek and connects to HiKnoll Park in<br />
Surrey and Brydon Lagoon in the City of Langley. It is proposed<br />
to form a part of the Cloverdale Greenway, in partnership with<br />
the City of Surrey.