‘A reconciliation fail’: B.C. First Nations promise court action over NDP’s approval of Site C

‘There are thousands of people that are bitterly disappointed,’ says leader of Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs

By Andrew Kurjata, CBC News, Dec 12, 2017

Moments after B.C. Premier John Horgan announced his government would allow construction of the Site C dam to move forward, the West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations promised to go to court to stop the project, while others criticized the NDP for breaking campaign promises to respect the rights of Indigenous people.

B.C. Hydro CEO refuses to halt Site C, says Amnesty report wrong

B.C. Hydro president Jessica McDonald says some First Nations groups approve Site C

The Canadian Press, August 10, 2016

B.C. Hydro president Jessica McDonald says the Crown corporation has reached wide-ranging agreements with some First Nations concerned about the $8.8-billion Site-C hydroelectric dam project in northeastern B.C.

McDonald rejects a recent call to halt work on the project, saying talks and consultations have gone on since 2007 and recent agreements will mitigate potential impacts of the project.

B.C. court rules against Site C dam protesters, says campers can be removed

Protesters have camped out near the Site C dam project in northern B.C since December 31, 2015 (Yvonne Tupper)

By The Canadian Press, February 29, 2016

VANCOUVER – A judge has granted BC Hydro an injunction to remove people protesting the Site C dam project at a tent camp near Fort St. John.

The ruling means demonstrators have no right to obstruct the hydroelectric project, which has regulatory approval from both the federal and provincial governments.

3 protesters arrested at Site C dam project

Protesters are defying an eviction notice from BC Hydro as the Crown utility presses ahead with land clearing around the Site C hydroelectric project along the Peace River in northeastern British Columbia.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Verena Hoffmann

Treaty 8 members say $9 billion mega dam being built without First Nations’ consent

CBC News,  Jan 6, 2016

Three protesters at a construction site for the Site C dam near Fort St. John in northern B.C. have been arrested for blocking vehicles from entering the work site, RCMP said late Wednesday in a statement.

Cpl. Dave Tyreman said RCMP received a report of protesters blocking the roadway shortly after 10 a.m. PT. When officers arrived, he said, they found a man and woman blocking vehicles.

B.C. Hydro orders protesters off land slated for logging near Site C dam

Protesters are defying an eviction notice from BC Hydro as the Crown utility presses ahead with land clearing around the Site C hydroelectric project along the Peace River in northeastern British Columbia.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Verena Hoffmann

The Vancouver Sun/Canadian Press, January 4, 2016

FORT ST. JOHN – Protesters are defying an eviction notice from BC Hydro as the utility presses ahead with land clearing around the Site C hydroelectric project along the Peace River in northeastern British Columbia.

Wolf hunting in Peace Region could have no limits, province proposes

Province also wants to triple the number of grizzly bears that can be shot in a remote area of the Peace

By Radio West, CBC News, Dec 10, 2015

B.C.’s Ministry of Forestry, Lands and Natural Resource Operations wants to remove limits how many wolves hunters can kill in the Peace Region and when.

The changes were proposed on Nov. 30 on a ministry website that accepts public feedback on changes to regulations.

The proposed changes would also remove the time limits on the hunting season.

Peace Valley group appeals failed attempt to quash Site C dam

Protest by some Treaty 8 First Nations against Site c dam, 2013.

Geordon Omand, The Canadian Press/Globe and Mail, July 23, 2015

Legal opposition to the Site C hydroelectric dam in northern British Columbia is ramping up just as BC Hydro and the province are announcing their first collaborative contract related to the megaproject.

Farmers and ranchers in the Peace River area are appealing a decision by B.C. Supreme Court last month to reject a bid to quash the proposed dam, which they say would flood large portions of prime agricultural land.

The Peace Valley Landowner Association argued that the province failed in its legal duty to consider recommendations that followed an independent environmental review.

Canadian government concludes Site C dam should proceed despite environmental consequences

Protest sign along Peace River in north eastern BC. Photo: The Tyee

Meanwhile, the B.C. government approves environmental certificate for Site C dam

By Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun, Oct 15, 2014

BC Hydro’s planned $7.9-billion Site C dam on the Peace River passed two governmental hurdles Tuesday, meaning construction could begin in January.

The federal government announced that the 1,100-megawatt dam should proceed, with conditions, despite the likelihood of “significant adverse environmental effects.”

The fate of the controversial megaproject now rests with the province, which has supported the dam from the start. A cabinet decision is expected within weeks.

B.C. Hydro faces widespread community opposition over Site C dam

Protest sign along Peace River in north eastern BC. Photo: The Tyee

by Justine Hunter, The Globe and Mail, Saturday, Dec 7 2013

On a warm, cloudless September afternoon in 1967, premier W.A.C. Bennett clambered into the cab of a 90-ton belly dump truck to spread the last load of fill on what was, at the time, one of the most ambitious and controversial projects undertaken in Canada.