Welcome to the BC Hydro public open house

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1 Welcome to the BC Hydro public open house West Kelowna Transmission Project We re here to share the most recent project information and to gather your comments on what we know so far. We hope you ll share your local knowledge of the project study area with us. Our project team is here to answer your questions. Please take the time to fill out a feedback form before you leave.

2 West Kelowna Transmission Project We re planning for a new, secondary transmission line to strengthen the transmission network delivering clean, reliable electricity to the communities of West Kelowna and Peachland. The existing transmission line into the area has provided reliable power to the communities for decades. A new transmission line will provide a second source of power for the area, also called redundancy.

3 Why it s important Approximately 22,000 customers are served by the Westbank and a single 138 kilovolt transmission line. The West Kelowna Transmission Project will add a second power source for the area. We ve prioritized the West Kelowna area as needing a redundant supply of power because of: The large number of customers served by a single transmission line. The challenge of restoring power on the existing transmission line resulting from its 80 kilometre length, remote location and rough terrain. The risk of destructive forces like forest fires and landslides. In the meantime, we ll continue to monitor and manage any risks to the existing transmission line. What s redundant supply? Redundant supply means there is more than one source (for example, a transmission Iine) providing power to the community or back-up power. That way, if one source is taken out of service, the other can still supply the community with electricity.

4 Area served by Westbank Served from Lake Country by BC Hydro Westbank Kelowna served by FortisBC West Kelowna Okanagan Lake Peachland Summerland Each colour represents areas served by Westbank

5 Our electricity system Generation Transmission s Distribution Electricity is generated Electricity is Voltage is reduced at Low voltage by BC Hydro and moved from where substations to provide electricity is provided independent it s produced to power suitable for use in to neighbourhoods power producers. where it s used. your home or business. and businesses.

6 West Kelowna Transmission Project West Kelowna Transmission Project Valleyview Kamloops 1 B 5 5A Falkland Armstrong Spallumcheen nk'maplqs kwiltca'na Nicola 1 Vernon Vernon Terminal To FortisBC spáxomin Project Study Area 500 kv Transmission Line kv Transmission Line 138 kv Transmission Line Transmission Alternative 1 Transmission Alternative 2 Transmission Alternative 3a Transmission Alternative 3b Proposed FortisBC Highway Okanagan Nation Communities C Westbank tsinstik ptum e West Kelowna 3b 3a Kelowna Saucier (FortisBC) DG Bell (FortisBC) 33 British Columbia Peachland Okanagan Lake 5 MI 10 KM Alternative routes shown are conceptual. B15-182b Mar2016

7 Alternative 1 To Vernon Terminal Project Study Area 500 kv Transmission Line 230 kv Transmission Line 138 kv Transmission Line Transmission Alternative 1 Transmission Alternative 2 Transmission Alternative 3a Transmission Alternative 3b Proposed FortisBC Highway Okanagan Nation Communities Falkland nk'maplqs Armstrong Spallumcheen Vernon Vernon Terminal Build a new transmission line on the west side of Okanagan Lake, connecting Westbank to Vernon 1 To FortisBC Terminal. We would need 2 new rights-of-way. C Peachland Westbank tsinstik ptum e West Kelowna 3b Okanagan Lake 3a Kelowna Saucier (FortisBC) DG Bell (FortisBC) 33 Routing hasn t yet been identified (conceptual only). Until recently, we d presented a second option on this alternative: connecting a new line from Westbank to the existing line running between Vernon Terminal and Valleyview substations. We ve determined this option is not technically possible as a connection to the existing line could weaken our system in the area.

8 Alternative 1 To Vernon Terminal To help you see how each of the alternatives stack-up against each other, we ve colour-coded some of the considerations: High Risk Moderate Risk Low Risk Key considerations for this alternative include: Safety Safety is our key priority in every decision we make. This alternative has high overall potential safety risk. There are a number of potential high safety risks on this alternative because of challenging terrain and access for our workers. It s expected that this alternative would require the most helicopter access, the highest level of clearing and the most access road construction, all of which increase hazards for our workers. Environment This alternative has high overall potential environmental risk. This alternative has the largest environmental footprint, as the potential line length is the longest at an estimated 110 kilometres. A leading factor for increased environmental risk on this alternative are the poor geotechnical conditions, for example the steep slopes and loose soil conditions found in this area. It s expected that this alternative would pose a high level of risk to wildlife and fisheries, due to the sensitive areas included in this alternative, such as Fintry Park. Socio-economic This alternative has high potential socio-economic risk. New rights-of-way would be required in developed and urbanized areas in West Kelowna and Vernon, with a high potential for visual impacts and impacts on private property. Cost It s anticipated that this alternative would have the highest cost of all alternatives, largely due to line length, difficult terrain and construction methods. First Nations This consideration is not colour coded, as we re currently collaborating with the Okanagan Nation and other First Nations to obtain their input on the alternatives. Stakeholders This consideration is not colour coded, as we re currently consulting with stakeholders to obtain their input on the alternatives.

9 Alternative 2 To Nicola Falkland Build a new transmission line from Westbank to Nicola kwiltca'na Nicola Ver Sub using a different route 1 than the existing spáxomin transmission line. Project Study Area 500 kv Transmission Line kv Transmission Line 138 kv Transmission Line We would need Transmission Alternative 1 Transmission Alternative 2 Transmission Alternative 3a Transmission Alternative 3b Proposed FortisBC Highway Okanagan Nation Communities C Westbank tsinstik ptum e West Kelowna 3b 3a Kelow Sau new rights-of-way. Routing hasn t yet been identified British Columbia Peachland Okanagan Lake (conceptual only). 5 MI 10 KM Alternative routes shown are conceptual. What are rights-of-way? Our power lines cross all kinds of property: residential, agricultural, industrial, commercial and recreational. We negotiate with the land owner (private property owners, First Nations, municipalities and the provincial and federal Crown) to acquire rights-of-way to construct, operate and maintain a power line and the right to keep the rights-of-way clear of all structures, fire hazards, vegetation and any other use that might interfere with our power lines.

10 Alternative 2 To Nicola To help you see how each of the alternatives stack-up against each other, we ve colour-coded some of the considerations: High Risk Moderate Risk Low Risk Key considerations for this alternative include: Safety Safety is our key priority in every decision we make. This alternative has low overall potential safety risk. There are low potential safety risks for our workers because of existing access roads and large sections of non-mountainous terrain. It s expected that this alternative could require a small amount of helicopter access and a moderate amount of clearing. Environment This alternative has moderate overall potential environmental risk. This alternative has a moderate environmental footprint; the potential line length is the second longest at an estimated 72 kilometres. This alternative has low potential impact to fisheries and wildlife, and relatively low geotechnical risks. Socio-economic This alternative has moderate potential socio-economic risk. New rights-of-way would be required. This alternative is the least developed and urbanized, with a large amount of rural and crown land and the potential to partially use existing rights-of-way. Cost It s anticipated that this alternative would have the lowest cost of all alternatives, largely due to construction methods and the type of infrastructure being built. First Nations This consideration is not colour coded, as we re currently collaborating with the Okanagan Nation and other First Nations to obtain their input on the alternatives. Stakeholders This consideration is not colour coded, as we re currently consulting with stakeholders to obtain their input on the alternatives.

11 Alternative 3 To Fortis BC Build a new Project Study Area 500 kv Transmission Line 230 kv Transmission Line 138 kv Transmission Line Transmission Alternative 1 Transmission Alternative 2 Transmission Alternative 3a Transmission Alternative 3b Proposed FortisBC Highway 1 Vernon Vernon Terminal To FortisBC transmission line, including a submarine cable across Okanagan Okanagan Nation Communities Lake, connecting 2 Westbank to the FortisBC system. West Kelowna Kelowna We would need C Westbank tsinstik ptum e 3b 3a Saucier (FortisBC) DG Bell (FortisBC) 33 new rights-of-way. Routing hasn t yet Peachland Okanagan Lake been identified (conceptual only). WE VE EXPLORED TWO OPTIONS FOR ALTERNATIVE 3: 3a: Connecting Westbank to DG Bell in the FortisBC system. 3b: FortisBC building a new substation in West Kelowna and a transmission line crossing Okanagan Lake to Saucier (part of the FortisBC system in Kelowna). We would then build a transmission line from Westbank to the new FortisBC substation.

12 Alternative 3 (options a and b) To Fortis BC To help you see how each of the alternatives stack-up against each other, we ve colour-coded some of the considerations: High Risk Moderate Risk Low Risk Key considerations for this alternative include: Safety Safety is our key priority in every decision we make. This alternative has low overall potential safety risk. There are low potential safety risks for our workers because of the relatively short transmission line or cable length. This alternative will require a submarine cable in Okanagan Lake or a cable attached to the bridge itself. Environment This alternative has moderate overall potential environmental risk. This alternative has the smallest environmental footprint having the shortest potential line length (3a: estimated 31 kilometres, 3b: estimated 14 kilometres). It also includes a crossing of Okanagan Lake, creating a moderate potential impact to fish and fisheries habitat. Socio-economic This alternative has high potential socio-economic risk. New rights-of-way would be required in developed and urbanized areas in West Kelowna and Kelowna, with a high potential for visual impacts and impacts on private property. Cost 3a: It s anticipated that this option would have a moderate cost compared to the other alternatives, largely due to the requirement of submarine cable and undergrounding a portion of the transmission line. 3b: It s anticipated that this option would have a moderate cost compared to the other alternatives, largely due to the requirement of a new substation, submarine cable and undergrounding a portion of the transmission line. First Nations This consideration is not colour coded, as we re currently collaborating with the Okanagan Nation and other First Nations to obtain their input on the alternatives. Stakeholders This consideration is not colour coded, as we re currently consulting with stakeholders to obtain their input on the alternatives.

13 Project area substations DG Bell FortisBC - Kelowna (Alternative 3a) Nicola (Alternative 2) OKANAGAN LAKE DOROTHEA WALKER ELEMENTARY 500 kv Transmission Lines 230 kv Transmission Lines 138 kv Transmission Lines GORDON DRIVE LAKESHORE ROAD CRAWFORD ROAD NICOLA LAKE ANNE MCCLYMONT ELEMENTARY MISSION RIDGE PARK STEWART ROAD W STEWART ROAD E DG BELL SUBSTATION FORTIS BC QUILCHENA NICOLA SUBSTATION WESTRIDGE DRIVE DOUGLAS LAKE ROAD DOUGLAS LAKE Saucier FortisBC - Kelowna (Alternative 3b) CITY HALL OKANAGAN LAKE RICHTER STREET HARVEY AVENUE SAUCIER STREET SAUCIER SUBSTATION - FORTIS BC CENTRAL SCHOOL PANDOSY STREET SUTHERLAND AVENUE

14 Project area substations Vernon Vernon (Alternative 1) FRANCIS STREET VERNON SECONDARY SCHOOL POTTERY ROAD E VERNON ROAD HIGHWAYVIEW ROAD HILLVIEW ELEMENTARY VERNON SUBSTATION HILLVIEW GOLFCOURSE 69 kv Transmission Lines 138 kv Transmission Lines 230 kv Transmission Lines Westbank West Kelowna (Alternatives 1, 2 and 3) SHANNON LAKE SHANNON RIDGE ROAD SHANNON LAKE ELEMENTARY KINSMEN ATHLETIC PARK NEIGHBOURS PUB SHANNON WAY WESTBANK SUBSTATION SHANNON LAKE ROAD GREEN ACRES REECE ROAD OLD OKANAGAN HIGHWAY WALMART OKANAGAN HIGHWAY 138 kv Transmission Lines

15 What other alternatives did we look at? Do nothing This alternative was screened as it doesn t address the need for redundancy in West Kelowna. Local generation We studied the possibility of installing generators near Westbank. While this alternative could provide a similar level of reliability as a new transmission line, it s anticipated that this alternative would cost significantly more than the transmission line alternatives. This alternative is not in line with the province s Clean Energy Act, which includes reducing green house gas emissions as a key objective. Due to these factors, we screened local generation from the alternatives being studied. Options for Alternative 1 Until recently, we d presented a second option on Alternative 1, of connecting a new line from Westbank to the existing line running between Vernon Terminal and Valleyview substations, in the area between Spallumcheen and Falkland. We ve screened this option as not technically possible. When a transmission line has three end-points (in this instance Vernon Terminal, Valleyview and Westbank substations), it s difficult to quickly isolate a problem on any section of the transmission line. The resulting lengthy time to isolate the problem will negatively impact the rest of our system.

16 Project timeline PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT IDENTIFICATION Initial studies Identify leading alternative Additional studies Confirm preferred alternative DEFINITION Preliminary design Regulatory approvals IMPLEMENTATION Final design Procurement Construction Commissioning OPERATIONS Feb October 2020 earliest We re still in the early stages of this project. Consultation is ongoing throughout Identification, Definition and Implementation.

17 Trans-Can ad Ü a Highway y wa gh Hi No 1 Notes: Monte Creek Park Notes Red: provincial parks and protected areas, lands classified as Red: provincial parks and protected areas, lands classified as Very High Very High Conservation Ranking as defined by the Central Conservation Ranking as defined by the Central Okanagan Biodiversity Strategy Okanagan Biodiversity Strategy 5A Pillar Park Orange: Wildlife Habitat Areas, Conservancy Areas, Resource Management Orange: Wildlife Habitat Areas, Conservancy Areas, Resource Zones, rarezones, and sensitive ecosystems (e.g., grasslands), ungulate winter range Management rare and sensitive ecosystems (e.g., grasslands), McConnell Lake Park ungulate winter range COLUMBIA SHUSWAP Walloper Lake Park Lac Le Jeune Park Monte Lake Park o Sal m Roche Lake Park y wa h g Hi nr iver Highway tt rri A e -M s op STUMP LAKE Ew e r C re e k Highwa y A o ml a K g Hi o5 N ay hw NORTH OKANAGAN THOMPSON-NICOLA Nas w hito Cr eek Vernon W h ite m an NICOLA LAKE Truman Dagnus Locheed Park C r eek Monck Park Kekuli Bay Park Ellison Park Kalamalka Lake Park KALAMALKA LAKE DOUGLAS LAKE ek as Cr e Fintry Park ug l Lake Country High way Do WOOD LAKE Wrinkly Face Park PENNASK LAKE Lambly Pennask Lake Park C reek Po we rs CENTRAL OKANAGAN Cr e ek Pennask Creek Park Bear Creek Park Trepanier Park 7 ay 9 w h ig lla H a h i u Coq C Kelowna City of West Kelowna Hi gh wa y OKANAGAN LAKE Westbank Park C Peachland Eneas Lakes Park Okanagan Mountain Park Darke Lake Park OKANAGAN-SIMILKAMEEN Okanagan Lake Park ay hw Hig Sources: Esri, HERE, DeLorme, Intermap, increment P Corp., GEBCO, USGS, FAO, NPS, NRCAN, GeoBase, IGN, Kadaster NL, Ordnance Survey, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), swisstopo, MapmyIndia, OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User Community LEGEND Alternative 1 Alternative 2 Notes: 1. Intended for Illustration purposes only. 2. Original in colour. Alternative 3 Roads Streams CLIENT NAME: PROJECT LOCATION: Okanagan District Boundary Parks and Protected Areas Lakes West Kelowna Transmission Line Project Wildlife and Terrestrial Ecosystems Low environmental sensitivity Moderate environmental sensitivity High environmental sensitivity Very high environmental sensitivity 0 3,750 7,500 15,000 22,500 30,000 Meters BY: SS CHK'D: SH DATE: 2015/11/05 SCALE: 1:175,000 PROJ COORD SYS: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 11N REF No: REV: Project Path: MXD Path: \\Sli2606\projects\LOB\EIAM-BC\Current Projects\BC Hydro\WEST KELOWNA\630167\4.0 Execution\4.5 GIS and Drawings\GIS\MXD\Terrestrial\630167_01_002_Wildlife_Terrestrial_Risk_Map_Rev0_SizeD.mxd Myra-Bellevue Park

18 Trans-Can a y wa gh Hi Notes: Notes da Highwa Ü y No 1 Monte Creek Park 5A Red: parks and Red:provincial steep slopes prone protected to failure areas, lands classified as Very High Conservation Ranking as defined by the Central Okanagan Orange:Biodiversity water, moderate slopes prone to failure Strategy Pillar Park Orange: Wildlife Habitat Areas, Conservancy Areas, Resource Management Zones, rare and sensitive ecosystems (e.g., grasslands), McConnell Lake Park ungulate winter range COLUMBIA SHUSWAP Walloper Lake Park Lac Le Jeune Park Monte Lake Park Sal m Roche Lake Park ay hw g i H on R iver Highway g Hi t t ri A er M s op STUMP LAKE Ew e r C re e k Highwa y A o ml a K o5 N ay hw NORTH OKANAGAN THOMPSON-NICOLA Nas w hito Cr eek Vernon W h ite NICOLA LAKE m an Truman Dagnus Locheed Park C r eek Monck Park Kekuli Bay Park Ellison Park Kalamalka Lake Park KALAMALKA LAKE DOUGLAS LAKE ek as Cr e Fintry Park ug l Lake Country High way Do WOOD LAKE Wrinkly Face Park PENNASK LAKE Lambly Pennask Lake Park C reek Po we rs CENTRAL OKANAGAN Cr e ek Pennask Creek Park Bear Creek Park Trepanier Park way h g i ah ihall u q Co C Kelowna Hi gh wa y City of West Kelowna Westbank Park OKANAGAN LAKE C Peachland Eneas Lakes Park Okanagan Mountain Park Darke Lake Park OKANAGAN-SIMILKAMEEN Okanagan Lake Park ay hw Hig Sources: Esri, HERE, DeLorme, Intermap, increment P Corp., GEBCO, USGS, FAO, NPS, NRCAN, GeoBase, IGN, Kadaster NL, Ordnance Survey, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), swisstopo, MapmyIndia, OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User Community LEGEND Alternative 1 Alternative 2 Notes: 1. Intended for Illustration purposes only. 2. Original in colour. Alternative 3 Roads Streams CLIENT NAME: PROJECT LOCATION: Okanagan District Boundary Parks and Protected Areas West Kelowna Transmission Line Project Geo-hazards and Terrain Lakes Low environmental sensitivity Moderate environmental sensitivity High environmental sensitivity Very high environmental sensitivity 0 3,750 7,500 15,000 22,500 30,000 Meters BY: SS CHK'D: SH DATE: 2015/11/05 SCALE: 1:175,000 PROJ COORD SYS: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 11N REF No: REV: Project Path: MXD Path: \\Sli2606\projects\LOB\EIAM-BC\Current Projects\BC Hydro\WEST KELOWNA\630167\4.0 Execution\4.5 GIS and Drawings\GIS\MXD\GeoHazards\630167_03_002_GeoHazards_Risk_Map_Rev0_SizeD.mxd Myra-Bellevue Park

19 Trans-Can a y wa gh Hi Notes: Notes da Highwa Ü y No 1 Monte Creek Park 5A Red: Indian IndianReserves, Reserves, visual visual quality quality importance importance Red: Orange: community property, Orange:private privateproperty, property, community Pillar Park recreation areas (e.g., public beaches, campgrounds) property, recreation areas (e.g., public beaches, campgrounds) McConnell Lake Park COLUMBIA SHUSWAP Walloper Lake Park Lac Le Jeune Park Monte Lake Park Sal m Roche Lake Park ay hw g i H on R iver Highway g Hi t t ri A er M s op STUMP LAKE Ew e r C re e k Highwa y A o ml a K o5 N ay hw NORTH OKANAGAN THOMPSON-NICOLA Nas w hito Cr eek Vernon W h ite NICOLA LAKE m an Truman Dagnus Locheed Park C r eek Monck Park Kekuli Bay Park Ellison Park Kalamalka Lake Park KALAMALKA LAKE DOUGLAS LAKE ek as Cr e Fintry Park ug l Lake Country High way Do WOOD LAKE Wrinkly Face Park PENNASK LAKE Lambly Pennask Lake Park C reek Po we rs CENTRAL OKANAGAN Cr e ek Pennask Creek Park Bear Creek Park Trepanier Park way h g i ah ihall u q Co C Kelowna City of West Kelowna Hi gh wa y OKANAGAN LAKE Westbank Park C Myra-Bellevue Park Okanagan Mountain Park Darke Lake Park OKANAGAN-SIMILKAMEEN Okanagan Lake Park ay hw Hig Sources: Esri, HERE, DeLorme, Intermap, increment P Corp., GEBCO, USGS, FAO, NPS, NRCAN, GeoBase, IGN, Kadaster NL, Ordnance Survey, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), swisstopo, MapmyIndia, OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User Community LEGEND Alternative 1 Alternative 2 Notes: 1. Intended for Illustration purposes only. 2. Original in colour. Alternative 3 Roads Streams CLIENT NAME: PROJECT LOCATION: Okanagan District Boundary Parks and Protected Areas West Kelowna Transmission Line Project Socio-economy and Community Lakes Moderate environmental sensitivity High environmental sensitivity Very high environmental sensitivity 0 3,750 7,500 15,000 22,500 30,000 Meters BY: SS CHK'D: SH DATE: 2015/11/05 SCALE: 1:175,000 PROJ COORD SYS: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 11N REF No: REV: Project Path: MXD Path: \\Sli2606\projects\LOB\EIAM-BC\Current Projects\BC Hydro\WEST KELOWNA\630167\4.0 Execution\4.5 GIS and Drawings\GIS\MXD\SocioEc\630167_05_008_SocioEc_Risk_Map_Rev0_SizeD.mxd Peachland Eneas Lakes Park

20 Collaborating with First Nations We place a high value on our relationship with First Nations; the input and participation of First Nations is crucial to all of our projects. We re collaborating with the Okanagan Nation and other First Nations to understand and address their interests throughout the life of the project. We re collaborating with the Okanagan Nation and other First Nations to find opportunities for their participation in work at different stages of the project.

21 Stakeholder engagement We want to develop mutually beneficial relationships with communities, stakeholders and members of the public by: Encouraging your participation; Providing you with timely information; Receiving your input; and Letting you know the outcomes of the engagement process. SO FAR WE VE: Launched a project website at bchydro.com/wktp. Informed the public about the project through local media and direct mail. Held public open houses in June 2015 and November 2015, and posted communication and consultation summaries online for each. Met with the City of West Kelowna, District of Peachland, Central Okanagan Regional District, City of Vernon, Township of Spallumcheen and City of Kelowna. GOING FORWARD WE LL: Continue meeting with and updating key municipalities, regional districts and other stakeholder groups. Provide project updates to interested stakeholders. Hold additional public open houses, as we move forward with this project. Consultation will be ongoing throughout the life of the West Kelowna Transmission Project.

22 Next steps After this consultation period is complete, we ll assess the alternatives to identify a leading alternative for further study. We plan to complete that process and share that information with you before the end of For more information, please visit bchydro.com/wktp or contact us at , or stakeholderengagement@bchydro.com. Your input is needed to help us evaluate the alternatives, please fill out a feedback form before you leave. Thank you!