BC Major Projects Inventory Park Bridge, part of Phase 2 of the $972M Kicking Horse Canyon Photo courtesy of the Project in Southeastern B.C., opened to traffic in 2007. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure December 2012 Contents BC Major Projects Inventory BC Major Projects Inventory Issue: December 2012 A comprehensive database of major development activity in British Columbia ISSN 1700-9537 Publishers: Province of British Columbia Issue 12-04 December 2012 Demographic and Building Statistics: Paul Gosh, BC Stats Research: Rene Corcoran BC Major Projects Inventory is published quarterly by the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training. While information sources are checked regularly, the Government of British Columbia and its contractors are not About the Major Projects Inventory—iii responsible for any errors or omissions in this publication. Copyright Province of British Columbia, 2012. Highlights of this Issue—iv All rights reserved. October–December 2012 Summary Tables—v Map of Development Regions—ix Regional Statistics and Projects Region 1. Vancouver Island/Coast—1 Region 2. Mainland/Southwest—21 Region 3. Thompson/Okanagan—77 Region 4. Kootenay—95 Region 5. Cariboo—101 Region 6. North Coast—109 Region 7. Nechako—119 Region 8. Northeast—125 December 2012 British Columbia Major Projects Inventory Page i © Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training About the Major Projects Inventory The BC Major Projects Inventory (MPI) contains Estimated Costs summary information on major projects in the Cost estimates are general estimates from the Province of British Columbia, Canada, that are over information sources used. $15 million (Cdn.) capital cost, or $20 million in the Lower Mainland–Vancouver area. As of June 2010, Start and Finish Dates the information in this published version of the BC Start and finish dates for proposed projects are Major Projects Inventory is prepared by Rene based on estimates from the sources used, or in Corcoran, although it is now owned and published some cases, on reasonable assumptions. These by the Province of British Columbia. dates are revised as new information becomes available. Sources of MPI Information Information sources include print and electronic Project Status media, developers, architects, general contractors, Projects are listed by status: proposed, under and government agencies (provincial, regional, construction, completed, or on hold. Notes on other municipal) as well as occasional site visits. Projects status indicators are also included in the project that are under consideration or proposed to be description. Projects that are on hold for longer funded by the Provincial government may be listed than two years are normally removed from the where there is public information about such publication (although retained in our database). projects. The description may indicate the status of Cancelled projects are noted in the project Provincial funding applications, if it is known. descriptions as cancelled, then removed from the next issue of the MPI. Project Location Projects are listed within the eight regions: Sustainable Building Design Vancouver Island/Coast, Mainland/Southwest As a new feature, the MPI has begun identifying (Vancouver area), Thompson/Okanagan, Kootenay, sustainable building design and construction Cariboo, North Coast, Nechako, and Northeast. projects within that have been registered and Maps showing the location of the regions and main certified under a recognized green building rating population centres are included in the MPI. Projects system (e.g., LEED®, Green Globes). Certification are also listed according to the nearest population provides greater assurance that a building will be centre, which could be an unincorporated centre or a an environmentally responsible, energy efficient, local government, (e.g., a municipality). profitable, and healthy place to live, work and play. This designation has been added to the Updates project description to promote awareness of the New projects are added to the database every benefits of green buildings. quarter. Projects already in the database are updated, at minimum, every six months unless there is no expected change in status for a longer period of time. Projects may be shown as updated with no change in information—this means that the information shown is still valid according to the verifying source. December 2012 British Columbia Major Projects Inventory Page iii © Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Highlights of the December 2012 Issue TThis issue of the BC Major Projects Inventory lists The capital cost of all major projects currently 34 new proposed projects over $15 million for the under construction in BC is estimated at $80.6 fourth quarter of 2012, with available capital cost billion, up from $78.9 billion reported in the third estimates totaling approximately $20.9 billion in quarter of 2012. Many major project proposals potential new capital investment, if all the projects listed are in very preliminary stages and are not proceed. approved for construction, therefore capital cost estimates should be viewed with caution. The available capital cost of proposed projects is estimated at approximately $156.3 billion, up from Thirty-five major projects started construction in the $131.2 billion in the previous quarter. fourth quarter, with an estimated value of $2.4 Approximately $21.8 billion of projects are judged billion. The largest project started was the Cape to be ‘on hold’ for the time being. Scott Wind Farm near Port Hardy at $300 million, followed by the $250 million Maple Ridge Industrial Park. Construction also started on the $217 million Mclymont Creek Hydroelectric Project Prepared by: located near Stewart, the $100 million Marine Rene Corcoran Gateway Mixed Use Development in Vancouver BC Major Projects Inventory Consultant and on the $100 million Telus Data Centre in December 31, 2012 Kamloops. BC Government Contact: Twenty-four projects completed construction in the Andrew Taylor, Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and fourth quarter, with an estimated capital cost of Skills Training approximately $2.2 billion; the largest project is the 250-952-0205 $500 million Hotel Georgia Redevelopment in [email protected] Vancouver, followed by the $455 million Quality Wind Farm near Tumbler Ridge. All capital costs are estimates, and therefore subject to changes, especially in the early stages of a project proposal. Some capital costs are not included because they were not available at press time or the developer/owner requested that no capital cost be shown. Page iv British Columbia Major Projects Inventory December 2012 © Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training New Proposed Projects* October–December 2012 Est Cost Region Municipality Project Name ($mil) 2. Mainland/Southwest Delta George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project na 2. Mainland/Southwest Langley Highway 1 Truck Lane - 232 Street to 264 Street 24 2. Mainland/Southwest North Vancouver Lynn Valley Substation Upgrade - Phase 1 21 2. Mainland/Southwest North Vancouver Residences at Queen Mary 20 2. Mainland/Southwest North Vancouver Capilano (Cleveland) Dam Power Plant 90 2. Mainland/Southwest North Vancouver Orizon on Third 20 Chip and Shannon Wilson School of Design - Kwantlen University 2. Mainland/Southwest Richmond 36 College 2. Mainland/Southwest Richmond Mixed-Use Development - No.3 Rd & Capstan 40 2. Mainland/Southwest Richmond Pinnacle Living at Capstan Village 80 2. Mainland/Southwest Richmond Harmony Condominiums 20 2. Mainland/Southwest Surrey Highway 99 Interchange - 16th Avenue 24 2. Mainland/Southwest Surrey Harvard Gardens Rowhouses na 2. Mainland/Southwest Vancouver Commercial/Retail Development - 1395 W. Broadway. 20 2. Mainland/Southwest Vancouver Mixed-use Development 20 2. Mainland/Southwest Vancouver Block 100 Condominiums 40 2. Mainland/Southwest Vancouver Mixed-Use Development - 4099 Cambie Street 20 2. Mainland/Southwest Vancouver Pacific Pointe Condominiums 30 2. Mainland/Southwest Vancouver Keefer Block Condominium Development - 189 Keefer Street 20 2. Mainland/Southwest Vancouver MC 2 Highrise Condominium 40 2. Mainland/Southwest Vancouver Condominium Development - 611 Main St. 20 2. Mainland/Southwest Vancouver Harbour Centre Complex Redevelopment 20 2. Mainland/Southwest Vancouver Condominium Development 20 2. Mainland/Southwest Vancouver Condominium Development 30 2. Mainland/Southwest Vancouver Panorama Condominiums 60 3. Thompson/Okanagan Kelowna Multi-family Residential Development 40 3. Thompson/Okanagan Kelowna Manteo Resort Expansion 20 4. Kootenay Elkford Bingay Main Coal Project 480 6. North Coast Kitimat Kitimat Clean Oil Refinery 13,000 6. North Coast Prince Rupert Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project 5,000 7. Nechako Burns Lake Babine Sawmill Replacement 100 7. Nechako Vanderhoof Nulki Hills Wind Project 45 8. Northeast Dawson Creek Dawson Liquids Extraction Project na 8. Northeast Taylor Taylor Wind Project 900 8. Northeast Tumbler Ridge Sundance Wind Project 600 Total 20,900 December 2012 British Columbia Major Projects Inventory Page v © Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Projects Starting Construction * October–December 2012 Est Cost Region Municipality Project ($mil) 1. Vancouver Island/Coast Esquimalt Victoria Shipyard Improvements 30 1. Vancouver Island/Coast Ladysmith Saltair Sawmill Expansion 16 1. Vancouver Island/Coast Nanaimo Harmac Paper Mill Upgrades 45 1. Vancouver Island/Coast Port Hardy Cape Scott Wind Farm (formerly Knob Hill) 300 1.