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Salt Spring Island to North Pender Island Submarine Cable Realignment Project

To provide more reliable electricity to the Southern Gulf Islands, we're realigning an existing underwater power cable between Salt Spring Island and North Pender Island.

We're replacing the current cable between Beaver Point (in Ruckle Provincial Park) and Irene Bay with a new cable between Beaver Point and Thieves Bay. The new cable will be placed along the sandy parts of the ocean floor in the Swanson Channel.

Parts of the current overhead power line on Salt Spring Island and North Pender Island will also be upgraded.

Salt Spring Island to North Pender Island cable realignment project map

Salt Spring Island to North Pender Island cable realignment project map

Select the map [PDF, 1.3 MB] to view it at a larger size.
 

The realigned cable will bring the power closer to the area of highest use on North Pender Island. It will also improve our flexibility and reliability in providing electricity to Salt Spring, Pender, Saturna, Mayne and Galiano Island.

Please note that these dates are subject to change.

DATES ACTIVITY
2024 Cable route identification
Spring or summer 2025 Pender Island overhead power line upgrades
Spring or summer 2025 Salt Spring Island overhead power line upgrades
Spring or summer 2026 Pender Island intertidal and upland civil construction
Spring or summer 2026 Salt Spring Island intertidal and upland civil construction
Summer 2026 Submarine cable installation
Fall 2026 Cable in service

 

We completed an environmental overview assessment to examine the possible environmental impacts of this project and are using the results to inform the project's design, which includes reducing and monitoring these impacts.

Reports and documents

Contact us

To learn more about the project, please contact us at:

Email: projects@bchydro.com
Phone: 604 623 4472
Toll free: 1 866 647 3334