The Alice Arm Project Cluster consists of six run-of-river hydroelectric projects all located within 10 km of the town of Alice Arm, BC. Alice Arm is just northwest of Kitsault, BC where the projects will interconnect to the BC TC grid. Two of the projects, Clary Creek and Upper Illiance River, are located east of Alice Arm and north of the town of Kitsault, while the other four projects are located north of Alice Arm.

Clary Creek Project
Capacity: 12 MW
Status: Mid Stage Development

Clary Creek flows into the Illiance River near its mouth at Alice Arm. The development on the Illiance River is in the upper reaches of the watershed.

The Clary Creek Project is a 12 MW run-of-river hydroelectric plant utilizing a developed head of 480 m. The plant will be intertied via a 2.5 km transmission line constructed along the powerhouse access road to the BCTC grid at Kitsault. The project works are situated on crown lands, with the water licensing and land tenure applications submitted in 2001. Full rights to the site will be granted following completion of the water licensing process. A stream flow gauge was installed in May 2004 and environmental investigations were initiated in 2006. The 2008 program includes continued environmental investigations and completion of the preliminary design.

We expect to bid the project into the BC Hydro 2008 Clean Power Call, and/or qualify under BC Hydro's recently announced Standard Offer Program at a reduced capacity of 10 MW.

Upper Illiance River Project
Capacity: 12 MW
Status: Early Development

The Upper Illiance River Project considers a 12 MW run-of-river hydroelectric plant size utilizing 300 m of head and considers both the main stem of the Illiance River and a major tributary. A 4 km transmission line will be constructed along the powerhouse access road fro interconnection to the BCTC grid near the town of Kitsault. The entirety of the project works are situated on crown lands, with the original land lease application submitted in 2001. Full rights to the site will be granted following completion of the water licensing process. We expect to bid the project into the BC Hydro 2008 Clean Power Call, and/or qualify under BC Hydro's recently announced Standard Offer Program at a reduced plant capacity of 10 MW.

Gwunya Creek, Falls Creek, LaRose Creek and Klayduc Creek Projects
Capacity: 18.5 MW
Status: Early Development

The Gwunya Creek Project is being designed as a 7.5 MW run-of-river hydroelectric plant utilizing 285 m of head. Gwunya Creek flows into the Kitsault River approximately 4 km upstream of Alice Arm. The project will connect to the 69 kV transmission line to be constructed and shared by the Alice Arm and Kitsault developments. Access to the site is provided by the Provincial Highway No. 82. A stream flow gauging station was installed in July 2004. Environmental investigations are ongoing, with the aquatic resources, hydrology, terrestrial, navigational, and archaeological studies all underway. The project is located entirely on crown land, with the water license and land tenure process being initiated in 2004. Full rights to the site will be granted following completion of the water licensing process. We expect to bid the project into the BC Hydro 2008 Clean Power Call, and/or qualify under BC Hydro's recently announced Standard Offer Program.

There are three additional hydroelectric projects in development included in the Alice Arm Cluster; Falls Creek (2.5 MW), LaRose Creek (4.5 MW), and Klayduc Creek (4.0 MW). These are all run-of-river projects located entirely on crown land. Each project will consist of a concrete gravity diversion weir, a penstock, a powerhouse, and a 69 kV interconnection to be constructed as part of the Kitsault Valley transmission system. A stream flow gauging program was initiated in 2004 on LaRose Creek and Bug Creek. This program will be extended in 2008 along with engineering studies that will further define the projects. We expect to bid the projects into the anticipated BC Hydro 2010 Clean Power Call, and/or qualify under BC Hydro's recently announced Standard Offer Program.