Site C critique underscores power needs and land loss
A reader questions BC Hydro and government claims for Site C, citing a downsized provincial industry, rising rates, and loss of 55 square kilometres of farmland. Proposes two 400 MW gas plants as a quicker, cheaper alternative and calls for reevaluation and possible cancellation.
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B.C
Skeena Kraft
Prince Rupert
Eurocan Pulp and Paper
Kitimat
Abitibi Paper
MacKenzie
Tumbler Ridge
Anzac Tumbler Ridge
Upper Fraser
Clear Lake
Bear Lake
Pas Lumber
Rustad
North Central Plywood
B.C. Hydro
Williams Lake
Peace River
Prince George
IPG
Hart
P.G
Stoner
The Legionnaire and the baroness
Readers recount a BC Hydro meeting at the Pomeroy Hotel in Chetwynd where only six or seven locals attended. The piece laments public apathy, criticizes higher officials for priorities amid debt, and ends with the author marching out while whistling The Legionnaire and the Baroness.
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Pomeroy
Chetwynd
BC Hydro
Sie Cdam
Hydro
Pamela Wallin
Exist
French Foreign Legion
Legionnaire
Shoreline Property Focused in Peace Region Plan
Shoreland buffers and driftwood protect against erosion while maintaining habitat and water quality. MBC student Jane Fenya Markin works with MLCA and Reg Whiten of InterraPlan to survey shoreline conditions and monitor lake quality with BC Environment and Lake Stewardship Society, guiding the West Peace Official Community Plan and hosting a Shoreline Awareness Workshop. Contacts include Jane at 250-788-9635 and the MLk Community Hall box. Reg Whiten provides expertise as Resource Stewardship Planning and Agrology Consultant.
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Peace
MBC
Jane Fenya Markin
Moberly Lake Community Association
Reg Whiten
InterraPlan Inc
Lakeside
BC Ministry of the Environment
BC Lake Stewardship Society
MLCA
Jane
Mlk
Motherly Matters
Reginald C. Whiten
P.ag. Rpp
MCIP
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B.C. Utilities Commission
BCUC
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Meikle Wind
Timber
Chetwynd Ie
Chetwynd, BC
Meikle
David Chretien
Borea Construction
David
Chretien
Boreaconstruction
Hydiro
Chetwyndecho
Chetwynd B.C
50 Avenue
Echo
Naomi Larsen