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BC Hydro taking family to court over blocked work on major transmission line
BC Hydro alleges repeated access denial by a ranching family has delayed pre-construction work vital for a $6 billion transmission line powering mines and LNG terminals.
- On Nov. 28, BC Hydro filed a petition in B.C. Supreme Court suing Kenneth William Fawcett, his wife and four daughters for allegedly blocking access to the $6 billion North Coast Transmission Line.
- BC Hydro says the respondents repeatedly denied crews access since 2023, blocking entry in person, by telephone and in writing at Little Valley Farms near Vanderhoof, despite an Oct. 6, 2025 notice to enter.
- Pre-Construction clearing and surveys were blocked, the utility says, and except for brief access in May 2025 and July 2025, crews were kept out; BC Hydro warns delays past June 2026 could derail phase one.
- The utility warned delays could increase financing and maintenance costs, raise customer rates, and postpone projects dependent on the NCTL, while also boosting greenhouse gas emissions, BC Hydro says.
- BC Hydro cites statutory rights-of-way and the Hydro and Power Authority Act to justify entry, seeking a court order to restrict interference and authorize RCMP enforcement, targeting respondents including BC Breeder and Feeder Association president Kenneth Fawcett.
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BC Hydro taking family to court over blocked work on major transmission line
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BC Hydro sues ranching family for blocking access to $6B 'nation-building' power line
BC Hydro is suing a high-profile rancher for blocking access to construction of the $6-billion North Coast Transmission Line (NCTL) - one of Ottawa's 'nation-building' projects meant to power the build out of gas export terminals and mines in the province's 'golden triangle.' The lawsuit, filed Nov....
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