Alberta hearings begin for controversial power lines
CBC News
Posted: Jan 9, 2012 12:41 PM MT
Last Updated: Jan 9, 2012 12:10 PM MT
Related
Hearings into two controversial transmission line projects will begin in Calgary Tuesday and move to Edmonton next week.
The projects, the Western Alberta Transmission Line through the Calgary-Edmonton corridor, and the Eastern Alberta Transmission Line from northeast of Edmonton to Brooks, are needed to make Alberta's power network more reliable and efficient while accommodating long-term growth and encouraging new generation, says the province.
Critics maintain the province wants to use the lines to export power to the United States.
Landowners, electricity producers, and large and small consumers will make presentations to a review committee in Calgary Jan. 10 - 12, and in Edmonton Jan. 18 - 20.
Anyone interested in the lines are invited to view the proceedings in person or listen to an audio webcast. Times and locations of the presentations and a link to the audio webcasts will be posted at www.ctrc-ab.ca.
The committee, chaired by Brian Heidecker and includes electricity experts Roy Billinton, Joseph Doucet, and Henry Yip, will provide a report to Minister of Energy Ted Morton by Feb. 10.
Share Tools
Latest Edmonton News Headlines
- Alberta standoff ends with Stettler shooter's suicide
- The man suspected of shooting a woman near Stettler, Alta., this morning shot and killed himself after a eight-hour standoff. more »
- Leduc expected to approve upgrades to troubled condo
- The city of Leduc is expected to sign off on upgrades this week that will finally bring the troubled Bellavera Green condo in line with building codes. more »
- Alberta to meet with Chinese dance show organizers
- Alberta Culture Minister Heather Klimchuk says her staff will meet with organizers in a dispute over cancelled performances of a controversial anti-government Chinese dance troupe. more »
- Edmonton Journal cutting Sunday paper
- The Edmonton Journal will no longer publish an edition on Sundays after June 24, parent company Postmedia announced on Monday. more »
Top News Headlines
- B.C. police shooting video sparks calls for new probe
- Amateur video of the shooting of a mentally ill Vancouver man five years ago has prompted calls for B.C.'s police complaint commissioner and Crown prosecutors to take another look at the case. more »
- 'Engine shutdown' forced Air Canada jet to land
- A Japan-bound Air Canada Boeing 777 jet had to make an emergency landing at Toronto's Pearson airport on Monday, after one of its engines failed. more »
- CP Rail union, Tories battle over collective bargaining
- The federal Conservatives defended their plan to force striking Canadian Pacific Railway employees back to work as a way to keep the economy on track, while the union representing 4,800 workers said their collective bargaining rights are under attack. more »
- Quebec student talks resume amid continuing protests
- A new round of negotiations between students and Quebec's Liberal government over the province's tuition-fee crisis extended into the night, while thousands took to the street in protest, leading to dozens of arrests. more »
- Alberta RCMP in standoff near Stettler after woman shot
- Garbage truck lands on Saturn
- Accused in blast that killed Alberta mom handled her funds
- Edmonton's top 10 worst roads
- Bodies of boaters recovered at Coal Lake
- Alberta looks to curb excessive speeding on highways
- Occupy Edmonton rallies in solidarity with Quebec students
- Artist captures chalk notes to inmates
- Teen charged with drunk driving in Drayton Valley death
