Yukon-BC grid connect project could support development, threaten ecosystems, advocates say – CBC
Feb 03, 2026
‘Some of these places are quite beautiful, quite sacred… there’s a real connection to some of these places’
Some northern B.C. First Nations and conservationists are concerned that a project to connect the Yukon to B.C.’s power grid could help fuel a wave of development in pristine boreal forests and wetlands.
The Yukon government has said the Yukon-B.C. grid connect project could bring up to $7.6 billion a year in economic growth, create up to 36,000 jobs and help electrify six diesel communities.
The proposed project would install 800 kilometres of high-voltage transmission line between the territory and northern B.C.
