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 Our Power Smart Centres in five locations – Abbotsford, Dunsmuir head office, Courtenay, Cranbrook and Kamloops – were repositioned in 2000 as “Learning Centres” in order to strengthen our community presence by providing beneficial energy-related information and solutions. The centres offer the advantage of being a touch point in the community, providing a face-to-face experience for customers. 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 In 2000 approximately 1.2 million people visited our public recreation areas on reservoirs and rivers throughout B.C. We also facilitate recreation along our rights-of-way and at other locations. A key project to improve local recreation opportunities was initiated in the Comox Valley in 2000 and involved recruiting displaced forest industry workers to construct hiking trails on BC Hydro property alongside the Puntledge River. The trails link to an existing greenway at our property boundary and are accessible to hikers, cyclists and people with disabilities. Other significant projects in 2000 included campground and boat launch improvements adjacent to our Seven Mile facility in the B.C. Interior, construction of a viewpoint at Lillooet and a redesign of our Jones Lake campground. Our project to replace the 1912 Stave Falls Generating Station with a more efficient, modern station won recognition on two fronts in 2000: as a finalist in an international competition for projects demonstrating technical, environmental and social success; and as the second-place finisher for a public participation award. Following startup of the new station we S O C I A L B O T T O M L I N E | 2 5 Our strategy for the centres includes demonstrating our community involvement, and positioning them as a learning resource. First opened in 1999 as information and customer service outlets, they now focus on promoting awareness of the Power Smart brand, providing customer education about energy topics and being a source of community involvement and awareness. 00 99 98 97 96 RECREATIONAL SITE VISITORS NUMBER OF VISITORS 0 500 000 1 000 000 1 500 000 began converting the former generating station into a BC Hydro visitor centre. The centre will promote understanding of electricity generation and the history of electrical development, and serve as a tourism destination point. We also created a new walking trail by converting an access road at McLellan substation on the eastern boundary of Surrey. The trail follows McLellan Creek and connects to HiKnoll Park in Surrey and Brydon Lagoon in the City of Langley. It is proposed to form a part of the Cloverdale Greenway, in partnership with the City of Surrey.
F O R G E P A R T N E R S H I P S Relationships are developed through the many encounters that occur every day between BC Hydro staff and our stakeholders. We also operate a Community Relations program and department dedicated to establishing dialogue between the public and BC Hydro. Working in partnership with others, and forging beneficial associations with people and groups, strengthens BC Hydro’s ability to share our vision and desire for a sustainable future, based on the principles of openness and respect. W O R K I N G W I T H S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y S T A K E H O L D E R S We build relationships and maintain dialogue with environmental and other non-governmental organizations at the forefront of change to public attitudes about policies and actions that directly influence our triple bottom line. Significant activities involving BC Hydro and non-governmental groups in 2000 included a Memorandum of Understanding with the Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development to guide our working relationship on sustainability and corporate I N T E R N A T I O N A L P A R T N E R S H I P S Expertise from BC Hydro is helping Romania’s state-run electricity utility contend with environmental and watershed management issues as the country copes with market competition, restructuring and opportunities for new business. Under the arrangement, BC Hydro specialists are helping Romania’s Hydroelectrica utility clean up environmental problems to improve operating efficiencies at hydroelectricity plants, therefore reducing pressure on thermal generation resources and helping the country meet its GHG emission reductions targets. S O C I A L B O T T O M L I N E | 2 6 BUILDING A STRONG AND CAPABLE ORGANIZATION SUPPORT COMMUNITY FORGE PARTNERSHIPS performance issues. We continued to support distribution of the Institute’s Climate Change Awareness and Action multimedia education kit for high school students in science, social studies, geography and environmental studies classes. BC Hydro continues to work closely with government agencies such as the newly appointed Ministery of Water, Land and Air Protection (formerly the B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks), and the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO). The partnership is funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and managed by our subsidiary, BC Hydro International Ltd., in cooperation with the GLOBE Foundation, the key global organization for business and the environment. Similarly, BC Hydro International is providing technical and management support for institutions in Malaysia and Brazil that are mandated to develop nation-wide demand-side management and energy conservation programs modelled after BC Hydro’s successful Power Smart program. Our support provides significant economic and environmental benefits for these countries.
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