Site C

Cancelling Site C construction five years into its construction would save B.C. ratepayers $116 million a year, according to an energy economist once tapped by the NDP to provide expert advice about the project.

BC Hydro is reporting a fourth COVID-19 case at the Site C work camp. The worker arrived on site on Oct. 12 and was isolated the next day after showing symptoms; a positive test result was confirmed Oct. 15.

BC Hydro is reporting a third COVID-19 case at the Site C work camp. BC Hydro says it was notified over the Thanksgiving long weekend that a contractor worker tested positive. One other worker has been asked to self-isolate, the company said Tuesday.

A five person jury deliberating at an inquiry into the fatal police shooting of James McIntyre outside a Site C open house in 2015 delivered its verdict and recommendations last week.

The former Dawson Creek police officer who shot and killed James McIntyre outside a Site C open house five years ago testified today before a provincial coroners inquest.

The BC Coroners Service began its inquest Monday into the fatal police shooting of James McIntyre outside a Site C meeting in Dawson Creek five years ago.

As of July this year, more than 4,600 workers were employed on the Site C hydroelectric dam project, according to BC Hydro, about 3,400 of whom were British Columbians.

BC Hydro is reminding the public not to hunt or discharge firearms near Site C project areas. An advisory bulletin dated Sept 23.

The Site C workforce continued its approach back to 5,000 in July as construction nears pre-pandemic levels and record-high employment set earlier this year.

BC Hydro is looking to extend its transmission infrastructure in the North Montney to electrify industrial development in the region.