Site C

Two bids for early clearing and North Bank site preparation work on the Site C dam are already coming in behind what BC Hydro originally had scheduled.

Gerry and Rene Giesbrecht wanted to live out the rest of their lives in their home on Old Fort Road. “We were looking for quite a long time for a perfect piece of property, and we really felt we found it here,” said Rene.

On Tuesday, the province announced that it would invest upwards of $8.77 billion to build a third hydroelectric dam on the Peace River, this one approximately 7 km southwest of Fort St. John at Site C.

The cost just jumped for the proposed Site C dam. Premier Christy Clark’s office confirmed that $8.5 billion is “in the range” of how much Site C could cost – and that number could go even higher. “(The cost) could be a bit higher in the end but $8.

After geothermal energy group asked B.C. to hold off on Site C, the province says it's now down to two options — and it seems geothermal isn't one of them

The ever-controversial Site C dam project now faces more legal challenges from First Nations, as opponents fighting against BC Hydro and the provincial government have spread the battle to another province.

B.C. Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett said Tuesday that he will make his recommendation on the Site C hydroelectric dam project to the provincial cabinet by Christmas.

The first of several threatened legal challenges against Site C was issued Wednesday.

The mayor of Hudson’s Hope has criticized BC Hydro over documents it sent explaining how they hope to impact the mitigate the impact of the proposed Site C dam.

This is the first of an ongoing series that will examine conditions placed on the Site C project if it goes forward