Waiting, waiting...

Yukon watches, waits, hopes for pipeline

Yes, yes we do. It's not just the economic activity from the construction phase of EITHER major northern pipeline, either. It's the access to our own resources that we are looking to advance with these projects.

The Alaska Highway Pipeline will allow us to access gas in the Whitehorse trough. Conceivably, there's more than enough here to supply the Yukon itself (thus adding to the net supply from the pipeline, even after Yukon users take off gas for their own needs). Unfortunately, there's not quite enough to justify building our own line.

This article also mentions the 6bcf potential gas in the Eagle Plains field in the northern region of the territory. It would most likely ship out on a lateral that would run east to hook up with the Mackenzie Valley project. Hence, a green light for THAT project would likely stimulate activity here in the Yukon in fairly short order.