“Geothermal Village Could Power A Community in BC” is an article written by Crystal Scuor and published by 604 Now on September 12, 2016. It describes the Canoe Reach project and what it could mean not just for the future of Valemount, but also the future of electricity and heat production in Canada with a transition to cleaner, greener source of power and heat.
Click here to read the full article. Our Chief Geologist, Craig Dunn, is headed out to Valemount this week for some end of summer field exploration work, and to present to Village Council at the Regular Council Meeting of September 13, 2016. The meeting will be held at 7:00 pm in Council Chambers at the Village Office, 735 Cranberry Lake Road, Valemount.
It’s an open meeting so if you know about our project and want to learn more- or you haven’t heard about it and would like to get the lowdown- we encourage you to attend. We would love to see you there! Click here to view the meeting’s published agenda. On September 15th, he will also be presenting to the Regional District of Fraser, Fort George Board of Directors. “A forestry town is working to re-invent itself as a renewable energy leader with a project that promises community revitalization from the ground up.” That’s how Huffington Post’s article about the beautiful mountain village of Valemount began. Published on August 31st, 2016, the article details the plans that the village has for creating a “holistic energy development program”. In conjunction with Borealis’s power project planned for the area, the community is now moving forward with the intention of using the heat for so much more than just power. Greenhouses, fish farming and beer brewing are but a few of the operations that have already signed up to use the heat from the Earth below the village’s feet.
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