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First Nations Youth Trade Hire Program
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Overview
BC Hydro
- 1.6 Million Customers
- 3rd largest Canadian Utility
Bridge River (BR) Generation
- BR is 235km’s north east of Vancouver and exists in a remote
location in Stl’Atl’Imx traditional territory
- BR generates 492 Mw of energy, 6-8% of BC’s electrical supply
- Approximately 25 employees
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Bridge River Generation
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First Nations and BC Hydro
- BC Hydro has over 2,000 km of transmission lines
and installations located on 500 reserves belonging
to 150 First Nations bands.
- BC Hydro recognizes that the Aboriginal population
of British Columbia have distinct legal, historical,
and cultural status, and is committed to working
with the Aboriginal population.
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First Nations Goals
- At BC Hydro, part of our approach to maintaining
reliable energy, at low cost, for generations is to
build positive relationships with First Nations
people.
- Our 20-year goal is
“to establish relationships built
on mutual respect and appropriately reflect the
interests of First Nations”
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First Nations
Our long-and short-term strategies to achieving this goal
are focused on three elements:
- resolving historical grievances
- consulting and accommodating First Nations interests *
- improving opportunities for First Nations people and businesses *
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