Construction is starting on the Enbridge Sunrise pipeline expansion near Prince George, B.C.
Federal Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson announced that the $4-billion project is underway, just three months after it was approved by the Canadian government.
“The Sunrise Expansion project has gone from approval to groundbreaking in just three months, showing how in 2026 Canada has gone from delay to delivery,” Hodgson said on Monday.
Enbridge and 38 First Nations own the expansion to the existing West Coast natural gas pipeline and 139 km of new pipeline and 11 looping segments will be built between Chetwynd and the U.S. border.
“It’s a 42-inch pipe; it’s as big as they build, and it’s going to connect the north of B.C. where we have abundant, practically unlimited natural gas, to the south, where we use more of that gas than anywhere else,” Stewart Muir with Resource Works, said.
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The pipe itself is being built in Saskatchewan, and the project will create about 2,500 new jobs in B.C., including 1,300 in the region.
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This announcement comes days after Canfor announced it will be closing the Northwood pulp mill in Prince George, affecting 300 jobs.
The province is calling on Ottawa to do more to help the forestry sector; the minister says those pleas are not being ignored.
“We’ve provided almost $2 billion to the industry across Canada in the last year and a bit and we’ll continue to monitor the situation,” Hodgson said.
“The key is we need to find sustainable pathways forward.”
The pipeline expansion project should provide a much-needed boost to the regional economy, and with work underway, completion is expected by the end of 2028.
Funny how if the FN are involved and represented that a pipeline can be approved. But TMX was not first nations approved and took years!!. Money talks obviously.
Oh, and JV in regards to your statement; look in the mirror.
” spends Billions on every year for people just like you”
Doug Brekfaust – Haha yep and there’s absolutely nothing you can do about it. Your obsession with First Nations people is obviously some sort of mental illness that needs attention. Good thing Canada (aka tax payers) spends Billions on health care every year for people just like you. Maybe you should see a mental health care professional and they can prescribe you with the proper medication to deal with your mental illness
At David Trutch: and please feel free to fact this.
The 38 FNs own 12% from a $800milion financing and loans back by the federal govt (aka the taxpayers). Plus their private investors who will have seniority of debt claims over the taxpayers investment. These 38 FNs did not put in a penny of their own money and have no involvement in its construction, operations or management. They were basically given 12% ownership for nothing all back by the taxpayers.
Good for them? Hell Yes, but how is that fair to everyone else in society. What do our kids futures get in return for that investment. What other minority group gets these kinds benefits and privileges.
38 ticks on the dog’s back
“ Enbridge and 38 First Nations own the expansion”. 38?
I would love to see the terms of that deal the payouts and what everyone’s contribution was to warrant the return.
Seriously!