On 30 April 2009, NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) applied to the National Energy Board (Board or NEB) pursuant to section 52 of the National Energy Board Act for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to construct and operate the Groundbirch Pipeline Project, a proposed extension of the TransCanada Alberta System to the Groundbirch area of British Columbia (BC), with approximately 69.5 kilometres (km) of new non-contiguous right-of-way and a capability to transport 46.9 x 106 cubic metres-per-day of natural gas. NGTL also requested that the Board grant such further and other relief as may be requested or as the Board may consider appropriate. This report provides an overview of the matters considered by the Board in reaching a decision on the Application. Details of the Board's assessment of issues identified by the Board or by parties to the proceeding are set out in these Reasons. In coming to its findings, the Board considered all of the evidence on the record in this matter including economic feasibility, natural gas liquid matters, facilities, Aborginal matters, land matters, environment and socio-economic matters, tolls, public interest, public convenience, and necessity.--Includes text from document.