Coastal GasLink supports B.C.’s healthy economic recovery – Coastal GasLink

Jul 21 2020

Coastal GasLink kicked off its summer construction program in July and is safely putting people back to work, providing well-paying jobs that support local families as part of British Columbia’s healthy economic recovery.

The project will break ground this month at its anchor points at either end of the 670-km pipeline; the compressor and meter station at Groundbirch where the pipeline begins, and the meter station in Kitimat, where it ends and connects to LNG Canada’s liquefaction facility – a $40-billion megaproject representing the largest private sector investment in Canadian history. Across the route, as construction activities safely grow, so will our workforce, with approximately 1,700 people expected to be working across the route by the end of July. With pipe stringing, welding and installation planned to begin in August, more jobs and opportunities will be added regularly.

“It would really be an eye-opener to people to see the amount of jobs that are created in the local communities,” said Mat Seguin, a Project Coordinator with Surespan Construction Ltd, who’s working on the project today.

More than just a number, the employment opportunities are one of the ways Coastal GasLink is proud to support a healthy economic recovery for communities in the north. “It’s really the people on the ground, who are employed, feeding their families, buying clothing for their kids. They’re being part of the economy, they can make money again and build a good life,” said Derek Orr, SA Energy Group’s Indigenous and Community Relations Manager.

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