Construction has started for the Eagle Mountain – Woodfibre Gas Pipeline Project. Initial construction activities will begin in Squamish and will include activities such as mobilizing equipment and materials, setting up construction offices, preparing the work sites for construction, fencing, flagging, vegetation and tree clearing, preparing laydown and staging areas and building access roads. Anticipated EGP Project construction schedule EGP Project component Construction start Initial construction activities Q3 2023 to Q1 2024 EGP Tunnel Portals construction Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 EGP Tunnel construction Q4 2023 to Q3 2026 Squamish Compressor Station construction Q1 2024 to Q3 2025 EGP Pipeline construction Q2 2024 to Q4 2026 EGP Pipeline twinning construction in Coquitlam Q1 2024 to Q3 2024 Eagle Mountain Compressor Station Q1 2024 to Q3 2025

Amongst changes to public access to nature parks, we remain in contact with the City of Kamloops and the Kamloops Fire Chief about our work scope within Kenna Cartwright Park. Our crews are continuing to work in the park to complete upgrades and protect infrastructure that is at risk from elevated fire danger in the area. We are maintaining strict mitigation measures such as fire watch, security and fire protection equipment on site which we have made available to the City of Kamloops in the event of a fire in the area. During periods of park closures, we conduct only essential work. Please see our August 10, 2023 update below for more details about essential work and mitigation measures.

The City of Kamloops re-opened nature parks today. The resulting restrictions that only permitted FortisBC to conduct essential work in Kenna Cartwright Park have been lifted.  As our project’s full work scope resumes, FortisBC will continue to implement fire mitigating measures at our work sites and adjust our work to follow requirements of the BC Wildfire Service, City of Kamloops and the Kamloops Fire Chief.