Hydro chief says more talks key to finding Site C solutions with First Nations – Lethbridge Herald
VICTORIA – The woman in charge of getting the massive Site C hydroelectric dam built in British Columbia’s northeast says she’s open to more talking and listening to break down a wall of opposition by First Nations.
BC Hydro president and CEO Jessica McDonald said she has learned from experience that getting past the answer No is to keep talking.
“It’s by listening and by having genuine and meaningful conversations,” she told The Canadian Press in an interview. “At the end of the day it’s about communication and it’s about that we are listening and really understanding and really being open and trying to find solutions that address the very unique concerns that each community will have.”
But First Nations leaders say the province’s approval of the $8.8-billion project last month means the time for talk is over and the government’s idea of consultation was telling them that the massive dam will be built.
