Camosun Substation Upgrade Project

The substation is located in a residential area beside Pacific Spirit Regional Park.

The substation is an integral part of our whole electricity system in the Lower Mainland and serves over 23,500 homes and businesses west of Blenheim Street.

We'll be expanding the operations of the substation onto the vacant space inside the existing fence on the west side of the property. The work will include:

• Replacing several old components and adding new equipment including two transformers within the substation fence.
• Constructing a new building on the northeast corner of the substation to house new electrical equipment.
• Replacing two steel structures located along the trail adjacent to the northeast corner of the substation with wood poles.
• Re-routing some above-ground electric connections in and out of the substation.
• Replacing the existing perimeter chain-link fence.
• Adding a new fire hydrant (outside the northeast corner of the substation) and an access gate to support improved fire response.

We'll be carrying out some vegetation management work along the access trails outside the substation so that we can safely move in equipment and materials during the project.

We're also working with Metro Vancouver Parks and the City of Vancouver to look at how we might be able to improve and realign a section of the trail along the north side of the substation that connects to the Camosun and Top trails.