NWT pushes for water agreement
Jack Danylchuk, August 13, 2010
Yellowknife - Public hearings into a $6.6 billion hydro-electric dam on the Peace River in British Columbia are still a year away, but the Northwest Territories and Alberta have given notice that they will take a hard line on the project and future use of Mackenzie River basin water.
Site C dam generates flood of friction
Steve Carey, Times Colonist, July 25, 2010
Flooding a valley of farmland for B.C. Hydro's Peace River Valley project is an environmental shame, critics say
BC Hydro faces severe drought on Peace River
Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, July 14, 2010
Dry June blamed for $220-million purchase of imported power
Severe drought conditions in northeast British Columbia have BC Hydro bracing for a $220-million increase in electricity imports this fiscal year.
Area C director irate with Site C report by BC Hydro
Jamie Woodford, Dawson Creek Daily News, May 29,2010
A seemingly ordinary Site C Dam update presented by BC Hydro turned into a heated debate Thursday.
At the Peace River Regional District (PRRD) meeting, Area C Director Arthur Hadland was troubled by many factors he said were missing from the Stage 2 report of BC Hydro’s method to get the Site C project underway.
Clean energy now a safer bet
Tom Fletcher, BC Local News, Victoria News, May 04, 2010
VICTORIA – As the B.C. government was unveiling its new Clean Energy Act last week, a brown stain bloomed in the Gulf of Mexico, visible from outer space.
When green isn’t green enough
Mark Hume, Globe and Mail, Apr. 26, 2010
Gordon Campbell’s clean energy project has some detractors who say that the Site C dam may be a dirtier plan than people realize
Work on Site C begins in earnest
SCOTT SIMPSON, Vancouver Sun, April 23, 2010
Firm estimate of the hydroelectric megaproject's cost to be determined by
2011
BC Hydro has amassed 35 key technical reports, and expects to produce lots more, for an unprecedented push to get the Site C hydroelectric megaproject built on the Peace River.
Alberta wants a say in Peace River hydro dam
By ARCHIE MCLEAN, Edmonton Journal, April 21, 2010
Alberta will seek intervener status in the approval process for a massive B.C. hydroelectric dam on the Peace River.
Environment Minister Rob Renner said the province isn't necessarily opposed to the $6.6-billion Site C dam, but needs assurance that it won't pose problems for Albertans downstream.
Site C dam laying groundwork for surge in energy exports
Justine Hunter, Globe and Mail, Apr. 21, 2010
Despite insisting dam’s 900-megawatt capacity is needed for domestic used, government would allow B.C. to export more power
Northeast residents wary of a future with Site C dam
SCOTT SIMPSON, Vancouver Sun, April 21, 2010
Leaders weigh benefits and drawbacks of massive project on the Peace River
The provincial government and BC Hydro have a lot of deals to strike in northeast British Columbia if they want public support for the proposed $6.6-billion Site C dam project.
Pembina Reacts: Site C dam announcement irresponsible
News Release, Pembina Institute, April 19, 2010
Karen Campbell, Staff Counsel and Director of Strategy for the Pembina Institute, made the following statement in response to the B.C. government’s plan to move forward with the Site C dam project:
David Suzuki Foundation:
B.C.'s Site C project: Statement from the David Suzuki Foundation
April 19, 2010
For Immediate Release
The B.C. government has announced its plan to proceed with the proposed Site C hydroelectric project, suggesting it will be a clean and renewable source of energy with significant economic benefits. Site C is located in B.C.'s Peace River valley, a major habitat corridor that is critical in maintaining the biodiversity of the valley and its surrounding regions. The David Suzuki Foundation believes the B.C. government must develop a comprehensive plan that accounts for the full range of values in the Peace region — including the ecological services provided by forests, agricultural fields and other ecosystems that will be impacted by this hydro-electric development — before the project can proceed.
Site C seems to spell 'legacy' for premier
Michael Smyth, The Province, April 20, 2010
And how green is it, any way, to hire five planes to fly a posse north?
Only in the topsy-turvy world of environmental politics would a government rent a squadron of airplanes to jet a bunch of backslappers and media types into the middle-of-nowhere to prove how "green" they are.
Despite hoopla, Site C will be a tough sell
VAUGHN PALMER, Vancouver Sun, April 20, 2010
The B.C. Liberals organized an airlift for Premier Gordon Campbell's announcement on Site C Monday, laying on a half-dozen or so planes loaded with ministers, backbenchers, staffers, BC Hydro brass, news media, the premier's security detail and other guests.
Liberals commit to building Site C dam
SCOTT SIMPSON, Vancouver Sun, April 20, 2010
Review will determine impacts of project expected to exceed $6 billion
Premier Gordon Campbell put an indelible stamp on his time as leader of British Columbia on Monday, announcing his government is instructing BC Hydro to move forward with the Site C dam project on the Peace River.
Province announces Site C
News Release, Office of the Premier, April 19, 2010
PROVINCE ANNOUNCES SITE C CLEAN ENERGY PROJECT
Project to create 35,000 jobs, lasting benefits
Site C will be a hard sell as green power
MIRO CERNETIG, Vancouver Sun, April 19, 2010
Premier Gordon Campbell will announce the construction of the massive Site C dam today, a plan not just to erect a $6-billion hydro dam but also make British Columbia self-sufficient in energy and create a multibillion-dollar green-power export industry.
B.C. close to decision on $6.6-billion Site C dam
SCOTT SIMPSON, Vancouver Sun, April 16, 2010
Questions persist about megaproject that would flood 83 kilometres of the Peace River valley near Fort St. John
Site C Would Drown a Vital BC Breadbasket
By Max Fawcett, TheTyee.ca, 06-Apr-2010
The mega-project would wipe out one of the province's most fertile food producing valleys. Second of five.
As we moved into our second, and third, cups of coffee, Ken and Arlene Boon, Sandra Hoffman and Ken Forrest itemized their concerns about the dam and its potential impact on the Peace River Valley that they loved and called home.
The Case against the Site C Dam
By Max Fawcett, TheTyee.ca, 05-Apr-2010
A reporter's Peace River journey against a powerful current of dubious assumptions and official spin. First of five parts this week.
For the third time in less than 30 years, the Peace River Valley is slated for execution. After two aborted attempts to build a third dam on the Peace River, located in the northeast corner of the province, the provincial government has signaled its intent to once again pursue the controversial project.
Decision pending on Site C hydro megaproject
Justine Hunter, Globe and Mail, Mar. 30, 2010
Dam would help restore B.C.’s energy self-sufficiency, but selling B.C. hydro to California as renewable power will be a challenge
The B.C. government will reveal this spring if it is prepared to move ahead with the province’s first major hydroelectric dam project in decades.
The odds tilt toward B.C. becoming a mega-dam-building province again
By Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun, February 13, 2010
VICTORIA - It was barely a passing reference in the throne speech. But it may well herald a move by the B.C. Liberal government to boost public power generation in a multibillion-dollar way.
