The project will help prepare Aboriginal people in British Columbia for employment opportunities through the construction and operation of the Pacific Trail natural gas pipeline, also known as the Kitimat-Summit Lake Natural Gas Pipeline Looping (KSL) Project.
The KSL Project entails the construction of approximately 470 km of up to 36 inch diameter pipeline and associated compression facilities, at a cost of $US1.2 billion.
The pipeline would provide gas transportation services for up to 1 Bcf/d primarily for Kitimat LNG Inc’s proposed LNG export terminal to be located approximately 15 km southwest of Kitimat.
Subject to a number of conditions, construction of the KSL Project is planned to commence in 2012 for completion in 2014 when the proposed LNG terminal is planned to begin operation.
Training will be provided for up to 600 Aboriginal people and it is anticipated that the project participants will find long-term jobs arising through the construction and operation of the pipeline and the Kitimat Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal, as well as other related economic opportunities.
Pacific Trail Pipeline Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership Training Society Vice President Ernst Poschenrieder said “With the Pacific Trail Pipeline construction, we can target specific training to specific jobs and thereby focus our efforts very sharply. With that comes a bigger bang for the training buck.”
