Underwater power lines to Gabriola?
Did you see the drilling equipment down at Brickyard Beach the other day? According to the Daily News (and some Gabriola friends) it was test drilling for power-lines.
Contractors for B.C. Hydro wrapped up two days of drilling on Wednesday to see if powerlines feeding Gabriola Island can be routed underground.
With the lines nearing the end of their life, B.C. recently started looking at the possibility of moving the lines underground on Mudge Island and possibly running the lines beneath Northumberland Channel between Mudge Island and Gabriola.
[The article quoted above is no longer available on the newspaper's website.]
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4 Responses to “Underwater power lines to Gabriola?”
Nick on 20 Aug 2010 at 10:10 am #
Fascinating for those of us who just love holes in the ground. I spent some time with the geologist on site and have a few pictures of mudrock cores if anyone’s interested.
Gabriolan on 20 Aug 2010 at 8:37 pm #
I’m interested!
Nick on 24 Aug 2010 at 9:07 am #
I sent an e-mail with picture. Don’t know how to post pictures here. N.
Gabriolan on 24 Aug 2010 at 9:39 am #
Thanks, Nick – got that, and have sent you a response by email. Will look forward to publishing your photo!