Below is a list of 10 of the largest projects proposed, or already underway, in the North:
Site C Dam
What: 1,100 megawatt hydroelectric dam and reservoir
Developer: B.C. Hydro
Location: 7 km southwest of Fort St. John
Estimate cost: $7.9 billion
Status: Seeking environmental approval
Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline
What: 1,172 km-long oil and condensate pipeline
Developer: Enbridge Inc.
Location: Kitimat to Edmonton
Estimated cost: $5.5 billion
Status: Seeking environmental approval
Kitimat Works Modernization
What: Aluminum smelter upgrade
Developer: Rio Tinto Alcan
Location: Kitimat
Estimated cost: $3.3 billion
Status: Completion by 2014
Mt. Milligan Mine
What: Open pit copper/gold mine
Developer: Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc.
Location: 155 km northwest of Prince George
Estimated cost: $1.3 billion
Status: Operational by late 2013
Pacific Trail Pipeline
What: 463 km natural gas pipeline
Developer: Apache Canada Ltd., EOG Resources Canada Inc. and Encana Corp.
Location: Kitimat to Summit Lake, B.C.
Estimated cost: $1 billion
Status: Operational by 2015
Fairview Terminal Phase 2
What: Quadrupling container handling capacity at port
Developer: Prince Rupert Port Authority
Location: Prince Rupert
Estimated cost: $650 million
Status: Design and environmental assessment underway
Northwest Transmission Line
What: 344 km, 287 kilovolt electric transmission line
Developer: B.C. Hydro
Location: Terrace to Bob Quinn Lake
Estimated cost: $364 million to $525 million
Status: Completion by spring 2014
Red Chris Mine
What: Open pit copper/gold mine
Developer: Imperial Metals Corp.
Location: 80 km south of Dease Lake
Estimated cost: $443 million
Status: Timed to be operational at the same time as the Northwest Transmission Line
Huckleberry Mine Main Zone Extension
What: Expansion of molybdenum/copper/gold mine
Developer: Imperial Metals Corp. (with partners)
Location: 123 km southwest of Houston, B.C.
Estimated cost: $201 million
Status: Extends mine life from 2014 to 2021
Wood Innovation and Design Centre
What: World's tallest multi-use wood building
Developer: B.C. provincial government
Location: Prince George
Estimated cost: $75 million
Status: Expressions of interest submitted for review
