After five years of consultation, we are pleased to share our plans to bring a new natural gas delivery service to the Lubicon Lake Band community.

The natural gas system includes a new gas pressure regulating station south of Simon Lake, which will connect into the NOVA Gas Transmission Line (NGTL) for the gas supply. The natural gas system will also include gas mains along Summerland Road. This project will be completed in three phases.

This project will be completed in three phases. The initial phase will involve the installation of lines to provide natural gas to a new subdivision of residential and commercial developments within the Hamlet of Little Buffalo. Subsequently, we will install gas mains along Summerland Road into the community of Lubicon Lake Band #453 First Nation and its surrounding area.

Schedule 

• Pre-construction activities are underway, and we are engaging stakeholders through an open house

• Surveying the pipeline alignment and workspace to establish and mark construction limits and to locate other underground utilities (pipelines, cables, etc.)

• Removing and stockpiling topsoil in layers to protect the soil for future use

• Grading and preparing land for construction

• Setting up of horizontal directional drilling rigs, machines and support trailers at road and waterway crossing locations

• Pressure testing the new pipe sections

• Connecting the new pipeline to the existing systems

• Commissioning of the pipeline for natural gas distribution services

How this will affect you 

• When construction starts, residents in the area may notice an increase in construction activities, noise associated with construction and potentially vehicle traffic in the areas eastward to communities of the Lubicon Lake Band, along Highway 986

• All trails and pathways within the construction route will be temporarily rerouted during construction and will be reestablished in the restoration phase of the project

• We'll be using horizontal directional drilling (HDD) to complete a trenchless installation. This involves installing the pipeline underneath existing infrastructure so there's minimal environmental disturbances and a reduction of construction footprint 

• All community protocols will be observed