Site C Dam Project

• B.C.’s Site C Dam project now fully online and operational

  “The commission of Site C’s final generating unit is another step forward to securing B.C.’s clean energy future,” Adrian Dix, Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions said.

  Economy

  Aug 9, 2025
  
• COVID-19 outbreak declared at Site C dam project in northeastern B.C.

  There are currently 13 active cases of the disease associated with Site C and 100 workers isolating at home or on site, BC Hydro said in a statement issued Thursday.

  Health

  Apr 29, 2021
  
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• 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
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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
• UN panel warns Canada that Site C dam project may violate international agreements

  A United Nations committee on eliminating discrimination is warning Canada that continued construction of the Site C hydro dam in British Columbia may violate international agreements.

  Canada

  Jan 14, 2019
• BC Hydro awards $1.6B contract to help complete Site C hydroelectric dam

  It is the second largest contract awarded in BC Hydro's history, behind only the 2015 $1.75-billion main civil works contract for the dam.

  Canada

  Mar 16, 2018
• Final Utilities Commission report into Site C dam due Wednesday

  A final report into the future of the controversial $8.9 billion megaproject is due on Wednesday.

  Economy

  Oct 30, 2017
• Standing room only in Vancouver for first Site C dam public input session

  It's the first in a series of public consultations over the next two weeks.

  Sep 23, 2017
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• BC NDP refers $8.8B Site C dam project to BC Utilities Commission

  Sending the project for review was a key NDP election campaign promise.

  Politics

  Aug 2, 2017
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• Supreme Court dismisses two Site C lawsuits from B.C. First Nations

  Canada's top court won't hear an appeal from two B.C. First Nations worried that construction of an $8.8-billion hydro-electric dam would violate their constitutionally protected treaty rights.

  Environment

  Jun 29, 2017