New Fibre Installation

Telus Communications Inc. plans to install underground and aerial fiber optic cabling, for Internet purposes, to all residential homes in the communities of Spallumcheen and Hulcar. The project involves the installation of approximately 150 km of underground and aerial fiber optic cable of which approximately 20 km going through Enderby 2 and Salmon River 1 Indian Reserves.

The cable will be buried by directional drilling, trenching, or using existing conduits, or a combination of these methods in existing roadway alignments, but will be suspended on support structures to connect to residential homes and businesses.

Latest update

Public Notice

April 15, 2024 – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada must determine whether the proposed project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.

To help inform this determination, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada is inviting comments from the public respecting that determination. All comments received will be considered public and may be posted online.  Written comments must be submitted by May 15, 2024 to contact identified on the project page.

 

The Proposed Project  

New Fibre Installation

Telus Communications Inc. plans to install underground and aerial fiber optic cabling, for Internet purposes, to all residential homes in the communities of Spallumcheen and Hulcar. The project involves the installation of approximately 150 km of underground and aerial fiber optic cable of which approximately 20 km going through Enderby 2 and Salmon River 1 Indian Reserves.

The cable will be buried by directional drilling, trenching, or using existing conduits, or a combination of these methods in existing roadway alignments, but will be suspended on support structures to connect to residential homes and businesses.

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Key documents

Key documents
Document Number Document Title File Date
1 Notice of Intent to Make a Determination - Start of Public Comment Period - April 15, 2024

Contacts

Innovation Science Economic Development Canada
Nathalie Martel, Program Officer, Connected Canada Branch
C.D. Howe Building
235 Queen Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H5
Email: Get-connected-brachez-vous@ised-isde.gc.ca


  • Location

    • Project site 1: Enderby 2 (British Columbia)
    • Project site 2: Salmon River (British Columbia)

  • Nature of Activity

    • Other, not otherwise specified

  • Assessment Status

    In progress

  • Start Date

    2024-04-15

  • Proponent

    TELUS COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED

  • Authorities

    • Innovation, Science and Economic Development

  • Assessment Type

    Project on federal lands

  • Reference Number

    88482
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This map is for illustrative purposes. The markers represent the approximate locations based on available data. More than one marker may be identified for a given assessment.

 

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