ENMAX Power Corporation has identified the need to rebuild an existing transmission line in the Weaselhead Environment Park. The objectives of this project are to:
- To ensure continued system reliability and safety.
- To replace outdated infrastructure.
- To accommodate growth in established communities.
With the hard work of key stakeholder groups including City of Calgary Parks, the Calgary Field Naturalists and the Weaselhead Society and with the help of local residents who attended Open Houses in November, ENMAX Power Corporation is set to begin the rebuild of an existing transmission line in the west end of the Weaselhead Natural Park. Following the recommendations presented in a Biophysical Impact Assessment performed by an independent biologist on the Weaselhead, ENMAX produced a construction plan designed to protect and preserve this sensitive natural area through the life of the project. Some of the recommendations ENMAX will follow include fencing sensitive areas, performing all work by helicopter and completing the work before winter thaw.
The construction is set to begin on Feb. 4 and will continue until mid to late March. Residents living near the Weaselhead will hear the helicopter working and those local residents who frequent the pathway systems in the Weaselhead can expect some temporary pathway closures, mostly for a few minutes while the helicopter flies equipment in and out of the work area.
Check back to this website, 3-1-1 or Calgary.ca for the most recent pathway closures that may affect you.
Pathway Closures
Week of March 31st, 2008
This project is now complete.
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ENMAX Set to Rebuild Existing Weaselhead Transmission Line by Helicopter
To learn more about this project, read our Q&As or look at maps of the project.
Read the Biophysical Impact Assessment prepared as a result of initial stakeholder meetings with The Weaselhead Society, Calgary Field Naturalist's, representatives from the Tsuu T'ina nation, community association representatives and the City of Calgary.
For further information on the project, contact 514-2761 or e-mail us.