Site E, Homathko Dam Proposals Divide B.C. First Nations, Confound Site C Critics
B.C. Hydro is reviewing Site E and a Homathko River dam as possible firm power sources, with 106 proposals already submitted for backup electricity.
- On Monday, Energy Minister Adrian Dix announced the province is pursuing early review permits for two long-dormant hydroelectric projects: the Site E dam on the Peace River and the Homathko River development.
- Rising electricity demand, projected to grow 50% by 2050, prompted the move as B.C. Hydro faces massive industrial connection requests for liquefied natural gas, mining operations, and data centers.
- Opponents, including the Tsilhqot'in National Government, the Sierra Club, and local landowner Ken Boon, criticized the plans, citing concerns over environmental damage and insufficient consultation.
- Building trade unions expressed support, but Homalco Chief Darren Blaney emphasized his nation's interest in salmon restoration, with First Nations backing now critical to project viability.
- Legal hurdles remain: the province must amend the 2010 Clean Energy Act to revisit sites shelved in the 1980s, mindful of the $16 billion cost of the John Horgan Dam.
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Site E, Homathko dam proposals divide B.C. First Nations, confound Site C critics - Creston Valley Advance
B.C.’s decision to revisit long-dormant plans for two massive hydroelectric projects is already exposing division between First Nations, environmentalists and trade unions. This mixed bag will likely present a complex set of challenges for the province’s New Democrat government to navigate if officials decide to proceed with the developments, as all three of these core NDP constituencies vie for influence. So far, the government is proceeding ca…
Site E, Homathko dam proposals divide B.C. First Nations, confound Site C critics - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
B.C.’s decision to revisit long-dormant plans for two massive hydroelectric projects is already exposing division between First Nations, environmentalists and trade unions. This mixed bag will likely present a complex set of challenges for the province’s New Democrat government to navigate if officials decide to proceed with the developments, as all three of these core NDP constituencies vie for influence. So far, the government is proceeding ca…
Site E, Homathko dam proposals divide B.C. First Nations, confound Site C critics - Grand Forks Gazette
B.C.’s decision to revisit long-dormant plans for two massive hydroelectric projects is already exposing division between First Nations, environmentalists and trade unions. This mixed bag will likely present a complex set of challenges for the province’s New Democrat government to navigate if officials decide to proceed with the developments, as all three of these core NDP constituencies vie for influence. So far, the government is proceeding ca…
Site E, Homathko dam proposals divide B.C. First Nations, confound Site C critics - Northern Sentinel
B.C.’s decision to revisit long-dormant plans for two massive hydroelectric projects is already exposing division between First Nations, environmentalists and trade unions. This mixed bag will likely present a complex set of challenges for the province’s New Democrat government to navigate if officials decide to proceed with the developments, as all three of these core NDP constituencies vie for influence. So far, the government is proceeding ca…
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Site E, Homathko dam proposals divide B.C. First Nations, confound Site C critics
B.C.’s decision to revisit long-dormant plans for two massive hydroelectric projects is already exposing division between First Nations, environmentalists and trade unions. This mixed bag will likely present a complex set of challenges for the province’s New Democrat government to navigate if officials decide to proceed with the developments, as all three of these core NDP constituencies vie for influence. So far, the government is proceeding ca…
B.C. giving Site E a second look, to backup solar and wind power production
B.C. Hydro's engineering studies as far back as the 1970s bypassed Site E as a location for hydroelectric development on the Peace River in favour of Site C, now the John Horgan Dam, as the most economical option for what was to be B.C. Hydro's last major dam.
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