UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                         Date of Report: August 16, 2002

                         Commission File Number 1-12202

                         NORTHERN BORDER PARTNERS, L.P.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                DELAWARE                                 93-1120873
     (State or other jurisdiction                      (I.R.S. Employer
           of incorporation)                          Identification No.)

        1111 SOUTH 103RD STREET
            OMAHA, NEBRASKA
    (Address of principal executive                          68124
               offices)                                   (Zip Code)


                         TELEPHONE NUMBER (877) 208-7318
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)






         Item 5. Other Events

         On August 16, 2002, TransCanada PipeLines Limited, parent of the
general partner of TC PipeLines, LP, a publicly traded limited partnership
announced that it acquired 100% of the outstanding common stock of Northwest
Border Pipeline Company from The Williams Companies, Inc. Northwest Border
Pipeline Company is one of our general partners. As a result of the acquisition,
TransCanada effectively owns a combined 0.35% general partner interest in us and
holds 17.5% of the combined voting power on our partnership policy committee.
With our ownership of a 70% general partner interest in Northern Border Pipeline
Company, this acquisition provides TransCanada with one member and 12.25% of the
voting power on the four-member Northern Border Pipeline management committee.
Enron affiliates own the remaining general partner interests in Northern Border
Partners and 82.5% of the voting power of Northern Border Partners' partnership
policy committee, resulting in 57.75% of the voting power of the Northern Border
Pipeline management committee.

         TC PipeLines owns the remaining 30% general partner interest in
Northern Border Pipeline and has one member and 30% of the voting power of the
Northern Border Pipeline management committee. TransCanada and TC PipeLines now
have the right to designate two members, and control an aggregate 42.25% of the
voting power of the Northern Border Pipeline management committee.

         Paul MacGregor has been designated by TransCanada as its member on the
partnership policy committee and the Northern Border Pipeline management
committee. He replaces James C. Moore who had been previously designated by The
Williams Companies, Inc. Mr. MacGregor is the Vice President, Eastern Gas
Development for TransCanada.



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                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                       NORTHERN BORDER PARTNERS, L.P.


                                       By: /s/ Jerry L. Peters
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                                          Jerry L. Peters
                                          Chief Financial and Accounting Officer


Dated:   August 19, 2002




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