A REPORT OF THE NORTHERN PIPELINE AGENCY OCTOBER 1980

peeled that more than 90 per cent of the goods and services needed tor the pro­ ject will be of Canadian origin. Foothills Agency estimates the labour force requirements over the five-year construction period is a projected 350,000 direct and indirect Overview man-years. More important, the north­ ern pipeline will provide access to Cana­ Spanning the frozen tundra of dian gas reserves in the Mackenzie Alaska and northern Canada, the Delta/Beaufort Sea area, if and when a Alaska Highway gas pipeline will extend lateral is approved. A significant portion a distance of 7,720 km to reach markets of the cost of the Dempster Lateral will in the lower 48 states. The buried big­ be borne by United States gas inch pipeline will deliver up to 2.4 billion consumers. cubic feet per day of natural gas from the In addition to ensuring the timely vast proven reserves of Prudhoe Bay, completion of the project, the Agency Is Alaska. It is the largest privately to see that the pipeline system yields the financed venture ever undertaken in the maximum economic and industrial be­ world. nefit for Canadians with the least The Northern Pipeline Agency was adverse effect on people and their envi­ oc;tablished by Act of Parliament in April, ronment. The Act directs the Agency 78 as the sole regulartory authority for specifically to take account of the local me multi-billion dollar project. It will ad­ and regional interests of residents, minister the many federal acts that apply especially native residents, in areas to construction of the pipeline in through which the pipeline will pass. Canada, and thereby streamline and In keeping with its objectives, the and northern British Columbia. For this speed up the approval process. The Agency has been preparing socio­ reason, the Agency held public hearings powers of the National Energy Board economic and environmental terms and in Yukon and B.C. last year to hear the are represented within the Agency by conditions and technical requirments views of local residents and to receive the Designated Officer, William A. which will apply to the segment com­ comment on the draft terms and condi­ Scotland. pany who holds the certificate for build­ tions. They have now been finalized, as The pipeline legislation was drafted ing the pipeline. The technical require­ have those for the Saskatchewan seg­ in accordance with the Canada/United ments refer to each segment of the ment, and will be approved by the fed­ States Agreement of September, 1977, system in Canada and relate to aspects eral government in the near future. The which committed both governments to of pipeline design, scheduling, cost con­ terms and conditions for southern B.C. facilitate the construction of the northern trol, construction and inspection of the and Alberta were passed by the govern­ gas transmission system. This interna­ pipeline. ment in July. tional joint agreement was the culmina­ The socio-economic and en­ Responsibility for the Agency, tion of years of struggle by a number of vironmental terms and conditions are di­ which numbers about 95 employees, re­ companies competing to transport vided into five regions -- Yukon, North sts with Sen. H.A. (Bud) Olson, who is American and Canadian Arctic gas B.C., South B.C., Alberta and Sas­ also Minister of State for Economic De­ south. katchewan -- to reflect the different con­ velopment. The principal officers of the After extensive public hearings ditions in areas along the pipeline route. Agency are the Hon. Mitchell. Sharp, conducted by the National Energy The terms and conditions require the Commissioner, who is located at the Board, and the Berger, Lysyk, and Hill company, for example, to ensure local Agency's headquarters in Ottawa; Inquiries, the government accepted the telephone and radio services are not Harold S. Millican, Administrator and recommendation that the pipeline follow disrupted unduly, airports and highways Chief Operating Officer, William A. Scot­ a route through the Yukon. The North- remain free for area traffic, and that resi­ land, Deputy Administrator and De­ ·n Pipeline Act issued the certificates dents in nearby communities have the signated Officer, and A. Barry Yates, build the pipeline to the Foothills opportunity to obtain jobs and small bus­ Deputy Administrator Policy and Prog­ group of companies and set out the iness contracts related to pipeline rams all located at the operational head­ framework which would govern con­ construction. quarters in Calgary. Elden Schorn and struction of this mega project. The effects of the Alaska Highway Ken McKinnon are located respectively Canada will gain considerable be­ gas pipeline will be varied but will be at the regional offices in Vancouver and nefits from pipeline construction. It is ex- greatest on the sensitive areas of Yukon Whitehorse. Surveillance

News reports have called it the Foothills Pipe Line (Alta.) Ltd. and rison, the Designated Officer issued a most inspected pipeline in history. Foothills Pipe Lines (South B.C.) Ltd. non-compliance notice to the company, On the short, mountainous ·aa km maintain quality control on the actual Foothills (South B.C.), on September section of the western leg in south­ construction of the pipeline. 15. The notice instructed the company eastern British Columbia the pipeline The Agency's Senior Surveillance to halt work until the amount of open company has 16 inspectors, the pro­ Officer, Jim Wallace, reports that few trench had been reduced to 8 km and to vince has two officials and the Northern problems have been encountered by install the necessary plugs. The non­ Pipeline Agency has five surveillance the contractor, Banister Pipelines of Ed­ compliance notice was subsequently officers. On the 125 km stretch of the monton, on the rolling stretches of the amended September 22 to permit grea­ pipeline on the Alberta side, there are 14 pipeline route in southern Alberta. ter lengths of open trench to be set by company inspectors, seven provincial Loose gravel in the river beds delayed the Senior Surveillance Officer depend­ officials and three surveillance officers completion of the river crossing, as the ing on conditions at that time. of the Agency. construction workers were forced to dig Morrison calculates construction The Alaska Highway gas pipeline is deeper and wider trenches than plan­ for the southern B.C. section is approxi­ an international project under federal ned to prevent the walls from falling in. mately one week behind the projected jurisdiction that in some areas crosses Rains in early September also held schedule. With a break for Christmas, provincial lands. The Agency surveill­ up construction for six days. Most re­ he says construction should be comp­ ance team is to ensure the pipeline com­ cently the operating engineers walked leted by mid-January. pany and its contractors comply with the off the job in a contract dispute. Overall, Initial gas deliveries to the United federal regulations -- the environmental Wallace estimates Banister is about two States through the western leg are and socio-economic terms and condi­ weeks behind schedule, but expects the scheduled to begin in May, six months tions and technical requirements to be contractor to be on target and off the later than planned. The delay in building applied in building the pipeline. right-of-way by mid-December. the connecting installations of the Ordinarily, the National Energy The heavy rains in late August and pipeline in the United States is a result of Board would be responsible for over­ throughout September caused greater the current soft market for Canadian gas seeing construction of the pipeline, but, difficulty for the contractor, Marine exports and delays in receiving Can in this instance, Parliament vested the Pipeline Construction of Canada dian government approval to begin c authority in the Agency to centralize and Limited of Calgary, on the 33.4 km struction of the southern segments. speed up the regulatory approval Flathead Ridge near the Crowsnest system. The Designated Officer, Wil­ Pass. Ditching operations were running liam A. Scotland, is an Associate Vice ahead of schedule and the walls Chairman of the NEB and exercises the sloughed in owing to the continuous Editor's Note powers delegated to him by the Board rainfall. As well, crossings or plugs ac­ within the Agency. ross the trench needed to be maintained In this first issue of "Pipeline, A Re­ Officials from Alberta and British to prevent silting of streams and to act port of the Northern Pipeline Agency", Columbia support the surveillance offic­ as a bridge for wildlife. we have reviewed the Agency's back­ ers with respect to environmental mat­ At the recommendation of Senior ground, covered the events that led to ters. The Company inspectors for Surveillance Officer, J.H. 'Cueball' Mor- Cabinet approval for construction of pre­ build, and talked with our field surveill­ ance crews. Published monthly by the Agency's operational headquarters in Calgary, "Pipeline" will be distributed to com­ munities along the project route. It will focus on the activities of the Agency and the progress of the project, and will inc­ lude reports from our policy head­ quarters in Ottawa and regional offices in British Columbia and Yukon. Regular features will include news of the pipeline company, Foothills Pipe Lines (Yukon) Ltd., the Parliamentary House and Se­ nate pipeline committees, and our reg­ ulatory counterpart in the United State~ Office of the Federal Inspector. We hope you find it informative.

Construction of the Alaska Highway pipeline in South B. C. Photo by: Lee Burkitt (Daily Townsman) Minister Meets With Advisory Councils r 'I

munity leader in Lower Post. The other eight members are: Mel Burke, Kamloops; Don Edwards, Fort Nelson; Amy Gautier, Chetwynd; Jack Hannan, Dawson Creek; Leo Rutledge, Hudson Hope; Eleanor Summer, Fort Nelson; Jim Voight, Summit Lake Lodge; and Jed Woolley, Fort St. John. In Yukon September 25, Advisory Council Chairman Don Roberts re­ viewed with Sen. Olson the en­ vironmental concerns associated with Northeastern B. C. Advisory Council Meeting in Fort St. John. the pipeline route. Discussion also centered on the Council's work evaluat­ Members of the Northern British of potential impacts from construction of ing the pipeline company's manpower Columbia Advisory Council focused the Alaska Highway gas pipeline and plan for the Yukon section of the project. their attention on their roles as an advis­ ways to maximize social and economic Eight Yukon residents were ap­ ory group and plans for the coming year benefits. pointed to the advisory body in in a meeting September 26 with Sen. Under its terms of reference, the February, 1979. The Council for Yukon H.A. (Bud) Olson, Minister responsible Council may publish its reports of re­ Indians was invited to nominate two ap­ for the Northern Pipeline Agency. commendations to the Minister. The pointees to the Council at the time, but it The ten member Council Agency will provide the technical and declined to accept pending settlement questioned the Minister on its relation­ professional expertise necessary for the of land claims negotiations. ship to him and the Northern Pipeline members to perform their duties. During his trip north, the Minister Agency, and the resources available to Patrick Walsh, Mayor of Fort St. also met with the Yukon Government as it at the meeting in Fort St. John. The John and lawyer, has been named well as Pipeline Coordinator, John >uncil was appointed in mid­ Chairman. Serving as Vice Chairman is Ferbey, and his staff, and attended a ~eptember by the federal government George Miller, a board member of the luncheon with business and community for a two year term to advise the Minister United Native Nations and active com- leaders in Fort Nelson. Southern B.C. Field Moccasin Telegraph ay Alison Atkins Representative Appointed Laurie McNeil is the Agency's new The Agency's Whitehorse office subject to certain environmental con­ field representative in southeastern has been active overseeing field work straints. To the east of Whitehorse, the British Columbia. conducted by Foothills Pipe Lines company's proposal to route the Laurie will be responsible for com­ (South Yukon) Ltd. on the proposed pipeline through the Mt. Michie­ munity liaison, communications and northern pipeline right-of-way. Squanga Lake wilderness area has monitoring socio-economic issues in re­ The company is completing route been withdrawn in favor of a route closer lation to the construction of the Alaska location work and was granted permits to the Alaska Highway. The Federal En­ Highway gas pipeline. to clear a two metre strip along the south vironmental Assessment Review Panel A graduate of Simon Fraser Uni­ boundary of the proposed 40 metre wide must still submit a report before the versity with a Bachelor of Arts, right-of-way. Surveys have been taken Agency approves a final route decision. Geography Major, Laurie has four years of rivers, streams, highways and bound­ Our office continues to work closely experience in research and communi­ aries to locate the approaches of the with Yukon Government Pipeline Co­ cations. She has worked for a number o1 pipeline and to anticipate problems that ordinator, John Ferbey, and his staff. Vancouver consulting firms in the socio­ could be encountered in the crossing. Through this ongoing liaison, all Yukon economic, environmental and energ} Geophysical and geotechnical investi­ government departments will have input fields. These firms include Associatec gations have also been undertaken to to the project planning and thus ensure Resource Consultants Ltd. as a re· determine ground formations and to al­ regular government services continue searcher on the Alaska Highwa) low Foothills to sample soils and test to operate uninterrupted throughout the pipeline project, and A.L.P. Horsmar ~reas subject to permafrost. project. and Associates monitoring the socia The pipeline route has been the The Agency's Yukon Administrator, impact of a gas line looping project ir subject of considerable discussion in Ken McKinnon; Administrative Assitant, southern Fraser Valley. Yukon. The Yukon Advisory Council Betty Gautier; and myself, Alison Atkins, Laurie's office is located ir and the Yukon Government have re­ Manager, are happy to respond to any Cranbrook at 204, 201 - 14th AvenuE commended the pipeline route to the questions or concerns and may be con­ North or she can be contacted at (604 west of Whitehorse follow the Ibex Pass, tacted at (403) 668-4301. 489-1516. Terms and ( Conditions News In Brief r Released During the last week in August four considered to be superior from an en­ new companies joined the Alaska vironmental standpoint. The Office of Natural Gas Transportation System the Federal Inspector and the Federal (ANGTS) consortium responsible for Energy Regulatory Commission filed a Comments taken building the pipeline in Alaska. The part­ joint suit September 26 in the North into account ners are subsidiaries of: the Columbia Dakota District Court challenging the Gas System Inc., Wilmington, Dela­ authority of the PSC to alter the pipeline ware; TransCanada Pipe Lines Ltd., To­ route. Northern Border is the sponsor Socio-economic and environmen­ ronto, Ontario; Texas Eastern Corpora­ company of the Alaska Natural Gas tal terms and conditions for southern tion, Houston, Texas; and Texas Gas Transportation System eastern leg. British Columbia and Alberta were re­ Transmission, Owensboro, Kentucky. • * • * • leased July 25 by Sen. H.A. (Bud) Ol­ This brings the total number of com­ panies in the consortium to 11 . son, Minister responsible for the North­ The Yukon Government hosted the ern Pipeline Agency. * • • • • third quarterly Consultative Council Prepared by the Agency in consul­ meeting in Whitehorse, September 24. tation with the British Columbia and Al­ The transfer of powers under sev­ Following a luncheon, Northern Pipeline berta governments, the terms and con­ eral acts administered by other federal Agency Commissioner, Mitchell Sharp, ditions will apply to the pipeline com­ departments to the Northern Pipeline briefed government representatives pany in constructing and operating the Agency was approved by the Governor­ from Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta natural gas transmission system in in-Council on August 27. The Agency and Saskatchewan ori his meetings two southern British Columbia and Alberta. has assumed responsibility for pipeline weeks earlier in New York with the finan­ First and second drafts of the socio­ related provisions under the Northern cial community supporting the project. economic and environmental terms and Inland Waters Act and Territorial Lands Council members also reviewed with conditions have been released over the Act, previously administered by the De­ Agency officials construction progress past two years for public review. Com­ partment of Indian and Northern Affairs; on the western leg and plans for t~~ ments received from interested parties the Migratory Birds Act, the Clean Air eastern leg and main line. gir were taken into account in finalizing the Act, the Environmental Contaminants terms and conditions. Act and the Canada Wildlife Act ad­ . . . . . They include requirements for ministered by the Department of Foothills Pipe Lines (South B.C.) Ltd. Fisheries and Oceans. The Governments of Canada and and Foothills Pipe Line (Alta.) Ltd. to: the Province of Alberta signed an Ad­ • inform and consult with interested • * • * * ministrative Agreement on September parties on the construction and opera­ 24, providing for consultation and tion of the pipeline; On September 3, Northwest cooperatation on matters relating to the Pipeline Corporation began construc­ • orient employees working in the field; construction and operation of the Alaska tion of the western delivery leg in Union • provide training, employment and bus­ Highway gas pipeline. Such consulta­ County, Oregon. This segment consists iness opportunities to native people; tions would include areas such as terms of 565 km of looped pipeline and addi­ • provide employment opportunities for and conditions, final routing, right-of­ tional compressor station facilities along women; way, requirements for manpower and Northwest's existing right-of-way in Ore­ • compensate for damage to property; training, and concerns of native and gon and Idaho. The contractor, Banister • protect traditional harvesting and non-native people along the route. The Pipelines America of Englewood, Col­ cultural areas; two governments signed a principal ag­ orado, will lay approximately 161 km of • minimize adverse environmental im­ reement on August 26 to cooperate in 762 mm diameter pipe and 16 km of 61 0 pact, including impacts on the terrain, the construction of the Alaska Highway mm pipe, running to a point near Baker, landscape, waterbodies, air quality, pipeline in Alberta. Oregon. The first segment of the project wildlife, fish, archaeological and special extends from Stanfield, Oregon, to interest areas and other facilities; Burley, Idaho, and is scheduled for com­ • implement inspection and monitoring A commemorative weld ceremon~ pletion in July, 1981. The remaining procedures to ensure compliance with was held at Burton Creek, Alberta or contracts for the pipeline will be the terms and conditions; and September 27 to mark the start of con· awarded some time in October. • submit, for approval by the Agency, struction on the western leg of the certain socio-economic plans and en­ * * • • * Alaska Highway pipeline. Sen. H.A vironmental submissions to show how (Bud) Olson, Minister responsible fo· the requirements of the terms and con­ The Northern Border Pipeline Com­ the Northern Pipeline Agency, and t ditions will be implemented. pany's application for a Certificate of Hon. Jack Rhett, Federal Inspector fOi If you would like further information, Compatibility was rejected by the North the Alaska Highway pipeline in the Un or copies of these terms and conditions, Dakota Public Service Commission ited States, spoke on behalf of thE please contact any of the Northern (PSC) on September 12. The PSC has Canadian and United State! Pipeline Agency offices. recommended an alternative corridor government. Cartadian Government Approves Pre-Build qy Bl-. _J e Macdonald

From the time it was first proposed THE ALASKA HIGHWAY CAS PIPEUNE PROJECT At the same time as these specific by the National Energy Board in July, PROJECT PHASE I - PREBUILD issues relating to the financial viability of 1977, until the final go-ahead was given the pre-build were under review, a much by the Canadian government this past broader and more fundamental ques­ July -- three years later -- the pre­ tion was emerging for consideration. building of the southern sections of the When the Northern Pipeline Act Alaska Highway gas pipeline was a tight was drafted in 1978, it was expected and tortuous race to the wire. that if pre-build proceeded at all, it would The NEB originally advocated only be moderately in advance of con­ building of the eastern leg and western struction of the remaining sections of the legs of the project in southern Canada line in northern Canada and Alaska. and the lower 48 U.S. states in advance This assumption was reflected in Condi­ of the remainder of the system to pro­ tion 12 of Schedule Ill of the pipeline vide a means for the short-term export of legislation, which required Foothills to a small surplus of Alberta gas. The satisfy both the NEB and the Minister Board anticipated that Canada could responsible for the Agency that financ­ face shortages of supplies from conven­ ing had been obtained for the entire line tional areas beginning in the early in Canada. 1980's, so it stipulated that these ex­ Delays encountered in the United ports should be swapped for later gas States in completing arrangments for imports from U.S. reserves in Alaska. of gas allocated for transmission via the construction of the Alaskan segment of The pre-build concept was en­ pre-build· facilities was inadequate. In the system had made it impossible for dorsed in principle by President Carter a light of the delays that had already been Foothills to obtain assured financing for few months later and the import of encountered, they maintained greater the whole line in Canada by the time Canadian gas through these facilities export volumes would be required to pre-building of the southern sections conditionally approved by the U.S. Fed- permit financing of the first stage of con­ was scheduled to begin. However, pre­ al Energy Regulatory Commission in struction of the Alaska Highway gas building had come to assume much gre­ .... une, 1978. system. ater importance than originally was the In Canada, pre-build's transition Throughout the late winter and spr­ case as a means of facilitating comple­ from concept to reality proved to be ing of 1980, further rounds of hearings tion of the entire project. complex and time-consuming. Long be­ were held on an intensive basis by two Pre-building would also yield sub­ fore plans for pre-build could be con­ different panels of the National Energy stantial economic benefits for Canada. sidered by the Agency, the NEB had to Board. The panels considered a variety The larger volume of Alberta gas avail­ complete a series of coast to coast hear­ of measures which Foothills submitted able for export through the pre-builc ings on gas supply and demand. were essential to enable pre-building of compared to that first contemplated b) In February, 1979, the Board the pipeline to proceed on schedule. To the NEB would mean iccreased balance published its conclusion from the hear­ complete the western leg by November of payments inflows, producer re· ings that as of the end of the previous of this year and the eastern leg by venues, and capital investment in ga~ year Canada had built up a surplus of November of 1981, Foothills indicated it production, conditioning and gatherin~ some two trillion cubic feet of gas as a required all necessary approvals by the facilities. result of the accelerated force of explo­ end of March, a deadline that was prog­ OnApril2, 1980, theNEBissuedar ration. Another series of hearings was ressively set back to July 15, 1980. order under the provisions of the North then convened during the summer to As a result of these hearings the ern Pipeline Act amending the terms o consider applications from a number of Board arrived at a number of decisions Condition 12, subject to the approval o companies for authority to export sup­ aimed at establishing the viability of the the Governor-in-Council. The effect o plies to the United States. pre-build project. These decisions in­ the amendment was to require Foothilll In the decision which it brought volved the assignment of an additional to establish that funds had been ob down on December 6, 1979, the Board volume of gas from the previously unal­ tained for the pre-built sections of th« authorized the export of 3. 75 tcf out of a located surplus of some 500 bet for ex­ line and could be obtained for the re projected surplus of 4.5 tcf. Out of the port through the pre-build, the further maining northern sections in Canada. volume authorized for export, the NEB export through the eastern leg of some Meanwhile, one of the foremos allocated 1.8 tcf to Pan-Alberta Gas Ltd. 450 bet that had been previously ear­ considerations on the mind of the gov for transmission through the pre-build marked for export through expansion of ernment was the nature of the assur '"l.cilities over a maximum of seven existing facilities, and special deprecia­ ances that might be forthcoming fron ,ars. tion provisions. the United States with respect to tht Foothills (Yukon), sponsor of the In addition, the Board allowed the expeditious completion of the entire pro Alaska Highway project in Canada, and company to calculate the incentive rate ject within its territory. A round of higl the sponsors of the eastern and western of return on equity on the basis of final level negotiations between Canada an• legs of the system in the lower 48 states, design costs rather than on filed capital the United States ensued. immediately contended that the volume costs originally submitted in 1977. Continued on next Page. (Pre-build Continued)

Sen. Olson, went to Washington on Alaskan pipeline and conditioning plant. Although all necessary JUiator.· May 12 to discuss the question with U.S. Two weeks later, the Senate and House approvals had by this time been grant Energy Secretary Charles Duncan and of Representatives unanimously ap­ in the United States for the pre-build, a other U.S. authorities. At the Venice proved a resolution asserting that com­ few steps remained to be completed in summit meeting in the latter part of pletion of the Alaska Highway pipeline Canada. On July 21, the NEB issued a June, Prime Minister Trudeau raised the project by the end of 1985 had the sup­ report that concluded that the require­ matter with President Carter and Energy port of Congress. ments of Condition 12 as amended had Minister Marc Lalonde had further talks On July 17, President Carter wrote been satisfied as a result of develop­ with Secretary Duncan. On June 27, to Prime Minister Trudeau to express ments in the United States that met Sen. Olson again travelled to Washing­ the confidence of the U.S. government earlier concerns over financing for the ton for meetings with Vice-President that the entire project within its territory entire project. Walter Mondale, Secretary Duncan and would be completed expeditiously. The After three years and countless de­ a number of congressional leaders. approval in principle by the Canadian lays, the way for Foothills to begin build­ Several actions south of the border government for proceeding with con­ ing the pipeline was cleared. On August resulted from these discussions. On struction of the pre-build sections was 5, 1980 Sen. Olson issued a "leave to June 19, the Alaskan gas producers and announced in Parliament that same proceed" with construction order over the pipeline sponsor signed an agree­ night by Sen. Olson and Energy Minister the mountainous 33.4 km Flathead ment to share $500 million in costs to Lalonde. Ridge in southeastern British Columbia. complete design and engineering of the Crossword Answers to appear in Next Issue

Across 1 -terms and conditions respecting people, communities and • opportunities ••••••••••••• 5 - responsible for building the Alaska Highway gas pipeline 8- movement caused by the freezing of moist soil, pushing • • •••••••• ill. the pipe upwards 11 - Discovery Days celebrated here • • • • • 13 - construction of the western leg in Alberta begins at this ··~······· river .• • • ••••••. .• 15- a one day hearing held in this portion of B.C. ••••• ••••• • • • 16- right-of-way at times requires additional ______• • • • • • •• 17 - awarded procurement contracts to supply line pipe • • • • ••••• • • 18 - National Board • • • • • • 19 - manufacturer of steel coil and line pipe for southern sections .• ••.•••• ..•• .•••. 20- U.S. counterpart to NPA Commissioner, Mitchell Sharp ~····• •••••••••• Down

2 - company of men working in the field 3 - awarded first construction related contract by the Dept. of Transportation for the U.S. portion of the pipeline The Northern Pipeline Agency was created by Parlia­ 4 - advanced construction of the southern segments of the ment in April, 1978 to oversee the planning and construction gas pipeline of the Alaska Highway gas pipeline project in Canada. En­ 6- Dempster ______quiries or suggestions are welcome and may be directed to: 7 - construction of the Alaska Highway pipeline is a massive Northern Pipeline Agency 9- Minister responsible for the NPA 4th Floor 10 - gas from the Alaska Highway pipeline will be shipped to 400- 4th Avenue S.W. the lower states Calgary, Alberta 12 - Exxon, Atlantic Richfield and Sohio are owners of this gas T2POJ4 14 - amount of work one man can accomplish in one year 15 - landowner hearings held here in June Editor: Donna Lawrence Asst. Editor: Cathy McDonald