On the verge of a court case that will put BC Hydro’s financial argument for the Site C dam under scrutiny, several groups are calling for a construction delay until the province’s Auditor-General has had time to review the controversial project.
The $9-billion dam on the Peace River was approved in 2014 and land clearing began this winter, but opposition to the project has continued to grow – with First Nations challenging it in court over treaty issues and a protest camp springing up in the construction zone in December.
MARK HUME – Globe and Mail – February 18, 2016.
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