2001 Triple Bottom Line Report - BC Hydro

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R E L A T I O N S H I P S W I T H F I R S T N A T I O N S Virtually all our facilities are within First Nations’ territories, and the impacts of our system on their communities have been extensive. Our efforts to build mutually beneficial relationships with First Nations focus on five strategic areas: business development, communication, cross-cultural training, negotiation and consultation, and policy and government relations. F I R S T N A T I O N S P A R T N E R S H I P S We reached agreement in 2000 with the Canadian Columbia River Inter-tribal Fisheries Commission to fund a two-year pilot project. A full time hydro biologist will be hired to provide technical expertise and coordination to the Columbia Basin First Nations. The project will help First Nations engage Hydro in the following: • participation in Water Use Planning (WUP) and the associated processes; S O C I A L B O T T O M L I N E | 2 7 > BC Hydro actively seeks to establish relationships with external parties that benefit both parties. These parties include customers, suppliers, contractors, business partners, governments, Aboriginal peoples, the unions that represent our employees, the general public and the media. We are committed to open, credible and timely communications with these parties. We will seek out and consider their views, needs and values in our initiatives and projects, and we will resolve issues promptly. BC Hydro launched phase two of the Aboriginal Business Development Partnership program last year, providing 26 Aboriginal businesses with funding to help with startup and expansion initiatives. Interest in the program increased by over 100 per cent between 1999 and 2000, receiving 40 applications in 1999 and 107 last year. • protection and enhancement of fish and fish habitat; and • restoration and protection of Aboriginal fisheries within the basin that are potentially impacted by BC Hydro facilities. The agreement will help First Nations participate in a dialogue about fisheries processes, and ensure First Nations’ perspectives are represented in them.
C O M M U N I T Y R E L A T I O N S We maintain a network of staff that interacts on a daily basis with our stakeholders throughout the province. BC Hydro’s Community Relations personnel work to develop dialogue with individual citizens, community organizations and local governments, provide information and support on issues, and respond to concerns. Much of our Community Relations activities are related to public consultation on corporate and regional capital projects, initiatives, operations and issues. A key focus at this time is the Water Use Planning processes to review water licenses at all our hydroelectric facilities, which are at various stages of development throughout the province and which involve a wide range of public activities. Last year we also devoted significant attention and energy to public dialogue about the proposed Georgia Strait Gas Pipeline Crossing from Sumas, Washington to southern Vancouver Island, and to initiating the Bridge Coastal Restoration Program (see Environmental section), which incorporates a high degree of public involvement in decision-making. Topics of concern to communities focus on the impacts our operations have on local quality of life, including reservoir levels and dust storms, recreation opportunities, access to rights-of-way, P U B L I C C O N S U L T A T I O N A C T I V I T I E S A number of public consultation processes are underway or ongoing at BC Hydro to incorporate stakeholder comment into power initiatives, and to achieve consensus on resource-use issues affecting B.C.’s energy future. Examples include Water Use Planning (WUP) programs underway throughout B.C., S O C I A L B O T T O M L I N E | 2 8 fisheries, and customer service issues such as power reliability and outages. For example, one of the most pressing issues our Community Relations staff dealt with in the past year concerned who was responsible for maintaining a rural road used by a local population of 250 people. We work with communities to resolve concerns in order to improve quality of life. For example, BC Hydro maintains a range of community-based activities in Port Moody. Highlights include our popular tours of Burrard Generating Station, which have provided hands-on learning about electricity generation for more than 3000 students since their inception in 1999. Last year we also contributed to the Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society to expand their fish hatchery, and were the lead sponsor for the Port Moody Festival of the Arts for the fourth successive year. Community Relations staff work hard to encourage public involvement in the larger issues surrounding B.C.’s energy future, such as resource questions, green energy options and public consultation. Information about these and related issues and efforts is promoted wherever possible, and provided through a variety of printed and electronic means. the Port Alberni gas-fired generation project, Georgia Straight crossing project, dialogue on our 2002 Electricity Plan, new infrastructure developments such as substations and cable replacement projects (see Hill Avenue, Environmental section), and our Dam Safety Program.
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