Site C Dam

• B.C.’s energy supply can’t meet demand for power: report

  The B.C. government was forced to import a record amount of power in 2023, roughly the equivalent of two Site C Dams worth of power.

  Politics

  Jan 10
  
• West Moberly First Nations reach partial settlement over Site C dam

  The First Nations filed the claim against BC Hydro and the provincial and federal governments in 2018, arguing that their rights under Treaty 8 had been violated.

  Politics

  Jun 27, 2022
  
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• BC Hydro will require staff, contractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19

  The Crown corporation announced Thursday that all employees and contractors working at its worksites of facilities, including the Site C dam megaproject, must be immunized.

  Health

  Oct 7, 2021
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• UNESCO says industry, poor governance ‘likely’ endanger Wood Buffalo National Park

  A large national park is now so threatened by upstream development and divided governance, it likely meets the criteria to be placed on the list of World Heritage sites in danger.

  Environment

  Jun 22, 2021
• Site C dam to be delayed a year, more than $5B over budget, B.C. says

  The project is now expected to be completed in 2025, a year after its original completion date.

  Economy

  Feb 26, 2021
• B.C. energy minister says ‘helpful’ Site C report will go to cabinet soon

  Bruce Ralston called the report on the problem-plagued dam project ``helpful,'' but wouldn't discuss its findings until they are reviewed by the cabinet and Premier John Horgan.

  Politics

  Jan 8, 2021
• British Columbia was warned about its looming hydro disaster

  The Site C dam has been touted as an energy miracle, Mike Smyth writes, but the costs are spiralling quickly out of control — and now its fate hangs in the balance.

  Commentary

  Nov 26, 2020
• Cancel Site C? Horgan says he’ll ‘take action’ if report finds ‘it’s the wrong way to proceed’

  'We'll take a good hard look at that evidence, and if the science tells us and the economics tells us it's the wrong way to proceed, we'll take appropriate action,' the NDP leader said Thursday.

  Politics

  Oct 15, 2020
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• Letter calls for B.C. to freeze Site C dam project while geotechnical risks probed

  "The Site C project is years away from completion, is mired in problems that may be unfixable, and confronts new, potentially horrendous cost over-runs," states the letter.

  Sep 27, 2020
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• COVID-19 case confirmed at Site C dam project for second time

  "Given the precautions taken by the worker while at site, there was a low risk of transmission."

  Sep 16, 2020