Editor letter on Site C dam proposal and costs
Andrea Morison of the Peace Valley Environmental Association questions the Site C dam in northeastern British Columbia, noting it requires about 15,000 pages of documentation and over 200 million dollars to justify. She urges common sense to prevail.
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Remembering British Columbia’s NDP years and Adrian Dix
A reader argues that BC voters, especially younger generations, must know the NDP era of the 1990s and Adrian Dix’s role, including allegations about forged memos and political missteps. The piece warns of repeating past mistakes if awareness fails.
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Thermonuclear promises echo past aluminum blast from 1996
The piece recalls a former premier Glen Clark promise of three aluminum smelters in 1996 that never materialized. With an election looming in May the current government faces booster rhetoric about debt elimination and grand projects. The date target is May 14 and the rhetoric mirrors past boosterism.
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