Site C

Local governments in B.C. will vote this September on whether to lobby the province for further review the Site C dam. A resolution submitted by the city of Victoria to the Union of B.C.

An injunction hearing on the Site C dam was expected to have wrapped up in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Wednesday. As of press time, it was still unclear whether or not a decision was made by the court.

The Prophet River and West Moberly First Nations squared off against BC Hydro in a Vancouver courtroom Tuesday in an attempt to halt construction work on Site C. The two bands are in B.C.

About 100 archaeological sites along the Peace River will be altered by preparation work on Site C as early as December. The information is found in BC Hydro court documents filed in B.C.

A year-long delay on Site C construction would tack on $335 million to the dam’s costs, BC Hydro says. The Crown utility filed an illuminating response in B.C. Supreme Court Aug.

When Gordon Campbell announced his government was putting plans for a third Peace River dam back on the table, he did so with considerable fanfare. The then-premier travelled to Hudson's Hope in April 2010, where in front of the W.A.C.

Some Site C opponents are pecking at a plan to mitigate lost eagle habitat, but one biologist says artificial nesting has shown success in the past

A firm with a branch office in Charlie Lake has been awarded a subcontract for the Site C dam. On Friday, Petrowest Corporation announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, PetroWest Construction B.C.

BC Hydro will pay for 37 child care spaces, build new burrows for displaced snakes and suggest its contractors install seat warmers in company vehicles, according to a lengthy report aimed at minimizing the Site C dam’s social and environmental impac

The gravel, clay and silt that will form the core of the Site C dam lies around 30 metres below a grassy field in an industrial area south of Fort St. John.