Wind-power company plans B.C. project

In what will mark a first for British Columbia, privately owned Quantum Wind Power Corp. is planning to build a $250-million wind turbine factory in Squamish that will supply renewable energy to customers in both Canada and the United States.

“This has been in the works for a couple of years,” said Richard West, chief executive officer of Kelowna, B.C.-based Quantum, which is affiliated with wind turbine technology developer WestTech Energy Inc.