Site C

The NDP government's decision to complete the Site C dam despite a $5.3 billion increase in costs was met with swift condemnation by local farmers and First Nations on Friday.

Project over 50% complete, province says

Update: Premier John Horgan said Friday the province will continue building the Site C dam on the Peace River following the latest economic and geotechnical reviews of the now $16-billion project. Click here to read more.

BC Hydro says it will be burning debris in Site C construction areas from Feb. 19 to 22 in the following locations: East of the Farrell Creek bridge between 69 km and 70 km west of Fort St.

The Peace River Regional District says the province must give the highest level of consideration to a BC Hydro plan to haul tonnes of dam material to Site C by truck.

Employment on the Site C dam dipped to 4,428 in December. Figures released Tuesday show the workforce down by 513 from November. As of Feb. 2, there were 1,013 workers reported at camp, including five in self-isolation.

The West Moberly First Nation and National Farmers Union have renewed calls for the province to discontinue building the Site C dam.

The Peace River Regional District says BC Hydro needs to provide more detail about its plan to use hundreds of trucks per day to haul rock materials down to Site C. The 85th Avenue industrial lands next to Fort St.

The second of six Site C turbine runners will be transported from Prince Rupert to the dam site starting Wednesday.

BC Hydro has confirmed that a Site C worker who contracted the COVID-19 virus has died. Few details are known at this time.