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AUC Approves $35M Payment to AltaLink
16/05/2010 12:40
"The Alberta Utilities Commission has tentatively approved a $35-million payment to the Alberta Electric System Operator to compensate AltaLink for expenses incurred in a transmission line hearing that was aborted as a result of a spying scandal.
Joe Anglin, who heads the Rimbey area landowners...
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AUC Application to be Delayed
04/05/2010 11:51
Epcor and AltaLink say they need more time to prepare their application to the Alberta Utilities Commission regarding the Heartland Transmission Project and will delay filing until this fall.
Read more from the Edmonton Journal, May 4, 2010.
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AltaLink Open House
18/04/2010 10:45
AltaLink is hosting a public open house on Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 to discuss recently updated information about the Ellerslie Substation Expansion project, which is bring proposed to accommodate connection to the Heartland Transmission Project line (should it proceed along the project's...
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Sherwood Park Residents Voice Concern to AUC
27/03/2010 18:30
"Concerned Sherwood Park residents filled a conference room Tuesday night [March 16] to learn how they can be involved in the Alberta Utilities Commission's (AUC) vetting of an application by Epcor and AltaLink's Heartland Transmission Team that may send a 500 kV power line just west of Sherwood...
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AUC Information Session Schedule Released
04/03/2010 22:06
The AUC will be holding a series of information sessions in March to explain the hearing process, how to participate in the process and to explain the Commission’s local intervener funding process for the Heartland Transmission Project.
The location and dates for these information sessions are as...
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Ward 6 Councillor Concerned
04/03/2010 21:41
Edmonton City Councillor Amarjeet Sohi has posted a couple of entries on his website regarding the Heartland Transmission Project and its potential impact on Ward 6 residents.
He and Councillor Dave Thiele are encouraging those affected to attend upcoming information sessions put on by the...
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AESO Underground Study Released
24/02/2010 18:12
The AESO has released its underground study, determining that below ground transmission for the Heartland Transmission Project is technically feasible, as long as the performance of the cable and its accessories are tested and validated for cold weather conditions.
If you're interested, you can...
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Attend a "Virtual" Open House
19/02/2010 18:20
If you did not make it to one of the Heartland Transmission Project's Open Houses, you can access the information shared at those sessions online at www.heartlandtransmission.ca/new/content.asp?ID=59.
Alternatively, click here to download a series of poster board displays in PDF format (from...
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Updated Open House Schedule
08/02/2010 11:12
The Heartland Transmission Project team has added a couple more Open Houses to their schedule:
For more information on the project, check out the Heartland Transmission Project's January Newsletter.
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AUC Changes Intervener Rules
22/01/2010 18:43
An Edmonton Journal article states that the AUC has changed the rules for its intervener process and will now allow people living within 800 metres of a preferred or alternate route to participate without having to demonstrate that they are adversely and directly affected.
Read the article...
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