B.C. approves controversial $8.5B Site C dam project – The Province
The Doig River, Prophet River, West Moberly and McLeod Lake bands — all members of the Treaty 8 Tribal Association — have already launched federal court action to quash Ottawa’s approval of the project
VICTORIA — The B.C. government pledged Tuesday to spend billions building a big new dam in the northeast, setting the stage for a courtroom showdown with furious First Nations and other landowners over the most-expensive project in the government’s history.
Premier Christy Clark approved the Site C dam, saying the almost-$8.8 billion megaproject will provide future generations with clean, reliable hydroelectricity, like that already generated by other dams on the Peace and Columbia rivers.
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