routes known as Harewood Central. However, BCTC has determined the - PDF document

o i·- 7- BCTC - C ENTRAL V ANCOUVER I SLAND D-1-2 T RANSMISSION P ROJECT CPCN E XHIBIT July 17, 2008 My name is Maureen Young, I am the Regional Director ofNanaimo, elected Representative for Electoral Area C. As Electoral C, Director, I will be presenting on behalf of the citizens specifically residing in the South ForklNanaimo River Area of Electoral Area C. I am predicating my presentation by stating that I am a layperson and not a professional in making these statements; all of my information is from the Golder Report on Environmental Assessment, EMF and Health: Review and Update of the Scientific Research, Prepared for BCTC and Prepared by: Exponent Health Sciences Practice New York, USA, October 20, 2007, the Arrowsmith Benson-Cranberry Bright Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1148 and the Regional Growth Management Strategy, which is affirmed by the Regional District ofNanaimo's State of Sustainabilty Report. Before, I make my presentation, I would like say we all realize the importance of electricity in our every day lifestyle and we can appreciate the need to reinforce the capacity to of the Central Vancouver Island Transmission system, it's not the electricity we are opposed to but the proposed choice of location for the transmission line. I am speaking on behalf of my constituents, who are adamantly opposed to the 230 kv double circuit transmission line, known as the Harewood South preferred route by the British Columbia Transmission Corporation, being located in close proximity to the residents, some of the property lines will be as close as 225m, 325m & 400m. This is the chronological order of events in regard to the proposal of British Columbia Transmission Corporation re the Central Vancouver Island Transmission Project - 230 kv double circuit line. May 8 th 2007 - The letter dated April 23, 2007, from BCTC to the Regional Board states that - BCTC will not decide on a preferred routing option until community consultation, First Nations consultation and environmental studies are completed. After BCTC's presentation to Nanaimo Regional District Board - I questioned the BCTC Communitcations person carefully re: the proposed route for the Central Vanvouver Island Transmission Reinforcement Project - their answer was that the proposed route was to be near the residents of Brannen Lake, and another route could impact the residents of Lantzville Foothills - and that the transmission lines would be no where near the residents residing in the South Forks/Nanaimo River area, but would be in an unpopulated area miles away from any residents. Because, of the information, re the proposed Brannen Lake route, I did notify many of those residents, to be sure and attend the BCTC Open house at the Coast Bastion Hotel, Nanaimo, on May 9 t h, 2007. May 9, 2007 - I attended the BCTC Open House, on behalf of the citizens of Area C. The staff of BCTC were very helpful in regards to showing me the proposed route, re Brannen Lake, the Lantzville Foothills and the Jingle Pot area. Because, of my concerns re the exact location of the proposed routes in the southern portion of Area C, the staff

actually, went to great lengths with their maps and with the assistance of Google Earth, to clarify that the proposed transmission line route, were not near the residents of South Forks/Nanaimo River Road, in fact, when we looked at Google Earth mapping they indicated they didn't know where this populated area of South ForksINanaimo River was. Today, July 16,2008, while writing this presentation, I had a phone call from a resident in the northern portion of Area C, Brannen Lake, the Foothills area, about another issue and we talked about the upcoming meeting today, this resident attended the May 9 - meeting and was told then not to worry - the proposed route would be in the southern area of Area C. January 5, 2008 - Saturday - Dan Gogo 2100 Nanaimo River, phoned me to advise that BCTC, had approached him in October 2007, re the proposal of the transmission line rights-of-way going through their property and invited me to attend a meeting, on January 11, 2008, with Deepak Anand the Project Manager and Judy Dobrowolski, Community Relations, Coordinator, Public Affairs of BCTC as well as two other colleagues. During, the meeting, the staff advised, myself and Mr. and Mrs. Gogo, that the proposed transmission lines would have to be located on their property because of environmental concerns and wildlife. We pointed out that the Roosevelt elk, the deer and all of the wildlife had adapted to man and industry throughout the past 100 years plus - because the whole area had been mined for coal, the forests had been logged and there had been two forest fires, which had left coal outcroppings burning for long periods of time. Through, all of this invasion of the wildlife's territory the Roosevelt elk, deer, bear and cougars are still prevalent, and spotted on a regular basis throughout the Area. After, much discussion the staff of BCTC, indicated that the transmission line proposal was to route through Mr. and Mrs. Gogo's property because the lands available have other interested entities; such as the First Nations and the Timber Companies. At this, juncture, on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Gogo and the Community, I would like to thank the Snuneymuxw First Nations for there much appreciated assistance in addressing this issue. January 22, 2008 - An Open House was presented by BCTC, at the Loyal Order of the Moose Hall, in Nanaimo. At this Open House the residents had the opportunity to speak to BCTC staff and peruse the information, which stated - in deciding to pursue the route option south of Nanaimo, BCTC believes that it has selected the route that is the most effective and energy-efficient solution to increase the capacity of the Province's transmission system. In evaluating the alternatives, BCTC considered the following: topography - where the line could be easily built and remain secure. Minimal visual impact of the towers and substation. Minimal impact to the environment Minimal impact to existing land use Efficiently meeting transmission system requirements and costs Mr. and Mrs. Gogo, and the Community, were not pleased with this proposal and indicated; strongly that they would prefer a route, known as the Old Nanaimo Lakes Road bypassing Barsby Lake, and connecting with the proposed Nanaimo River Sub Station - it is now known that this route is very closely aligned with one of the alternate

routes known as Harewood Central. However, BCTC has determined the Old Nanaimo Lakes Road route would not be feasible. May 8, 2008 - An agreement has been entered into with the Snuneymuxw First Nation, which will allow BCTC to align approximately 500 metres of its transmission line across provincial crown land Block 271. However, even with the transmission lines moved off ofMr and Mrs Gogo's property- the Community are still very concerned re the nearness of the lines which will be approximately 225 m from the nearest property line to 315 m from the nearest home. As a compromise - the Community would like to suggest the proposed transmission lines be placed 1 kilometre to the north side of the Department of National Defence Property along the South Forks Road in Block 258 the proposed line is already passing through Block 258 from the North at this juncture it could cross horizonitally across the South Forks Road through the Crown property on the North side of the DND property and then Block 271 on a right angle on the west side of the DND property before continuing down the west side of Boulder Creek. As an application would have already been applied for to cross Block 258 - it should be a simple matter to re-apply to the lIMB to cross Block 258. The following are some of the Communities Issues of Concern re the nearest of the proposed transmission lines to their property lines: Health Impacts to the residents to the Electric and Magnetic Fields After reading the report, Review and Update of the Scientific Research by Exponent - Health Sciences Practice, 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1740, New York, NY 10170; it was apparent that there still are many unanswered questions, regarding living close to transmission lines. As noted, in the report there were several references in various studies, of the association of childhood leukemia and exposure to Electric and Magnetic fields. The report also states, there are over 30 years of literature on one single topic. The World Health Organization, as well as other scientific panels, recommended that future research use novel and sound methods to understand what is causing, the observed statistical association. Recent studies have followed-up on this recommendation by asking tangential questions: 1) Do magnetic fields contribute to the higher rate of childhood leukemia among genetically susceptible children: 2) Do magnetic fields contribute to a worse prognosis among those already diagnosed with childhood leukemia? 3) Is the association more strongly influenced by nighttime magnetic field exposure? 4) Do trends in the incidence of childhood leukemia correlate with trends in average population magnetic field exposure? Government and industry should promote research programs to reduce the uncertainity of the scientific evidence on the health effects of ELF field exposure. Page 29 of the report. With all of these cited impacts, questions and many studies trying to determine the exact effect of transmission lines on humans; it would be prudent to