The future of Atlantic Power's Williams Lake plant is still uncertain, as the city continues to push the province to find a solution to keep the biomass plant alive.
Beth Veenkamp, manager of economic development for the city provided a brief update to council at their Sept. 10 regular council meeting at city hall.
Veenkamp gave the update after a lunch meeting with some of Atlantic Power's senior management.
"There is a bit of an impasse," she said, noting staff and council would be very busy at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) convention the following week working to find solutions and pressing the province to help ensure the plant continues to operate.
She said they had a meeting scheduled with Premier David Eby at UBCM.
"We've got four weeks to get this done, we're not there. I have grave concerns still," she said.
The company gave notice in February the plant would close in January 2025 if changes were not made to the current contract due to a lack of financial viability and access to affordable fibre. The last day for Atlantic Power to rescind their notice of intent for contract termination to BC Hydro is Oct. 15.
