Teck Cominco Surplus Power

WHEREAS Teck Cominco Metals Ltd. has been granted a water licence by the Province of British Columbia to generate power in support of operating the smelter in Trail; AND WHEREAS Teck Cominco Metals Ltd. sells power that is surplus to what it needs for local industrial and domestic consumption; AND WHEREAS Teck Cominco Metals Ltd. may be able to sell additional power if production at its Trail Operations is curtailed or stopped, resulting in the sale of power which goes beyond what is normally sold on the open market and contrary to the intended purpose when the water licences were originally granted: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Province of British Columbia be requested to manage and administer the water licences issued to Teck Cominco Metals Ltd. such that power generated as part of its Trail Operations be utilized for its original intended purpose, which would not limit the continuation of power sales in excess of normal and ongoing operating needs in support of sustaining Trail Operations.