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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C O M M U N I T Y R E L A T I O N S<br />
We maintain a network of staff that interacts on a daily basis<br />
with our stakeholders throughout the province. <strong>BC</strong> <strong>Hydro</strong>’s<br />
Community Relations personnel work to develop dialogue<br />
with individual citizens, community organizations and local<br />
governments, provide information and support on issues,<br />
and respond to concerns.<br />
Much of our Community Relations activities are related to public<br />
consultation on corporate and regional capital projects, initiatives,<br />
operations and issues. A key focus at this time is the Water Use<br />
Planning processes to review water licenses at all our hydroelectric<br />
facilities, which are at various stages of development throughout<br />
the province and which involve a wide range of public activities.<br />
Last year we also devoted significant attention and energy to<br />
public dialogue about the proposed Georgia Strait Gas Pipeline<br />
Crossing from Sumas, Washington to southern Vancouver Island,<br />
and to initiating the Bridge Coastal Restoration Program (see<br />
Environmental section), which incorporates a high degree of public<br />
involvement in decision-making.<br />
Topics of concern to communities focus on the impacts our<br />
operations have on local quality of life, including reservoir levels<br />
and dust storms, recreation opportunities, access to rights-of-way,<br />
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<br />
A number of public consultation processes are underway or<br />
ongoing at <strong>BC</strong> <strong>Hydro</strong> to incorporate stakeholder comment<br />
into power initiatives, and to achieve consensus on resource-use<br />
issues affecting B.C.’s energy future. Examples include Water<br />
Use Planning (WUP) programs underway throughout B.C.,<br />
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fisheries, and customer service issues such as power reliability<br />
and outages. For example, one of the most pressing issues our<br />
Community Relations staff dealt with in the past year concerned<br />
who was responsible for maintaining a rural road used by a local<br />
population of 250 people.<br />
We work with communities to resolve concerns in order to<br />
improve quality of life. For example, <strong>BC</strong> <strong>Hydro</strong> maintains a range<br />
of community-based activities in Port Moody. Highlights include<br />
our popular tours of Burrard Generating Station, which have<br />
provided hands-on learning about electricity generation for more<br />
than 3000 students since their inception in 1999. Last year we also<br />
contributed to the Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society to<br />
expand their fish hatchery, and were the lead sponsor for the<br />
Port Moody Festival of the Arts for the fourth successive year.<br />
Community Relations staff work hard to encourage public<br />
involvement in the larger issues surrounding B.C.’s energy<br />
future, such as resource questions, green energy options and<br />
public consultation. Information about these and related issues<br />
and efforts is promoted wherever possible, and provided<br />
through a variety of printed and electronic means.<br />
the Port Alberni gas-fired generation project, Georgia Straight<br />
crossing project, dialogue on our 2002 Electricity Plan, new<br />
infrastructure developments such as substations and cable<br />
replacement projects (see Hill Avenue, Environmental section),<br />
and our Dam Safety Program.