Tahltan Nation: Partnerships in Energy

Tahltan Nation:
Partnerships in Energy
Overview
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Overview of the Tahltan Nation
 Overview of Energy Partnerships in Tahltan
Territory
 Tahltan Approach to Development Projects
 Tahltan Partnership with Alta Gas
About the Tahltan Nation
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Located in northwestern
British Columbia
 96,000 sq miles (more than
11% of the province)
 Two bands: Tahltan Band
and Iskut Band
 Three communities: Dease
Lake, Telegraph Creek, Iskut
Tahltan Territory
Proposed projects
•$2b in active project construction alone
•Total proposed value of over $14 billion
•Same as GDP of Belize
•Protect heritage, culture, future
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Turnagain Nickel
Kutcho Creek
Red Chris
Schaft Creek
Galore Creek
Arctos
Atrium Coal
KSM
Forrest Kerr
Telegraph Creek
Northwest Transmission Line
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Tahltan Territory
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287 kV power line
Terrace - Bob Quinn Lake (335
kms)
70 km in the Tahltan Nation
territory
New substation at Bob Quinn Lake
Estimated cost: $404 million
Maximum 58m right-of-way
clearing with an access road for
construction and maintenance
Can support two large industrial
projects
Decision Making
NTL
"YES"
Tahltan Nation
Tahltan Nation
TCC Government
G+G Framework
Other Agreements
Others
SDM
SCWG
Rev Sharing
Energy Plan
Others
Others
Government to Government Framework
Agreement (G2G) Overview
Shared Decision
Making
Energy
Planning
Energy
Planning
Socio-cultural
Impacts
Resource
Revenue
Sharing
A Balanced Approach to Projects
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Explore projects that are socially responsible
Form mutually beneficial and respectful
partnerships
Benefit through financial compensation,
contracts, jobs and training
Minimize any potential impacts
Protect Tahltan culture and way of life
THREAT
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Tahltan Heritage Resources Environmental
Assessment Team - THREAT
Technical team of Tahltan members
Expertise in culture and heritage, wildlife, fisheries,
water, project design and operations, access,
economics and mineralogy
Ensure Tahltan knowledge is
considered in the environmental
assessment of projects
Protects Tahltan rights & interests
AltaGas
Partnership
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From the start approached this as a
partnership (they will be on Tahltan
land for the next sixty years at least)
Tahltan leads consultation process
AltaGas supported a comprehensive
community consultation process
Supported a community ratification
process
Built structures for Tahltan to
participate in equity and other
revenue streams to make it a true
partnership
Result Ratified with large community
support
After the Impact
Benefit Agreement (IBA)
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The partnership does not end after the IBA
is signed
The Tahltan leadership and senior AltaGas
executives meet on a regular basis to
ensure that any difficulties are identified
and addressed before they become
unmanageable
Focus on communications
Comprehensive Tahltan presence in the
building of the project through jobs,
contracts and training
Project is currently on target to be finished
months ahead of schedule
“We wish to make
it very clear that Tahltan
people and the Tahltan Tribal council are not
inherently opposed to any specific type of
business or resource development within our
country. However, we
do feel strongly that
any development within our tribal territory
must adhere to some basic principles
that the Tahltan Tribal Council has developed.”
Protecting Sacred Headwaters
Our voice. Our choice. We decide.
Thank you!