Site C Enters Another Round of Consultation
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 @ 3:57 AM
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Prince George, B.C. – The Site C project consultation is entering the “project definition” stage and BC Hydro is looking for input.
While the first meeting is slated for Fort, St. John on Monday September 10th, a special stakeholder meeting will be held in Prince George on September 20th at the Ramada Hotel.
This round of consultation will carry through to the 19th of October.
Communities, stakeholders and the public have been invited to offer thoughts on the following issues:
· Worker Accommodation
· Transportation
· Clearing
· Agriculture
The information gathered will be used in BC Hydro’s preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement that will be reviewed during the environment assessment process for the project next year.
If you are unable to attend one of the meetings, you can still offer feedback through a variety of means:
· online (.: www.bchydro.com/sitec),
· by writing a submission to sitec@bchydro.com or PO Box 2218, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 3W2 or
· by sending it by fax to : 604 695 5290
· You may also visit one of the Community Consultation Offices:
o 9948 100th Ave, Fort St. Johno The Pearkes Centre, 10801 Dudley Street, Hudson’s Hope or by
· Calling toll-free phone: 1 877 217 0777
If you are planning to take part in one of the stakeholder meetings, you are asked to pre-register by emailing : sitec@bchydro.com or calling 1 877 217 0777.
Comments
I really don’t think there will be that much water ahead of the dam.
Lets get started on building Site C, better to start now than in three years.
This dam is a sham.
We dont need a site C. What we need to do,is stop selling all our electricity to the USA, and use it to develop industry in BC.
Hydro uses smoke and mirrors to convince you that we are a net importer of electricity, fact of the matter is this is only partially true. If we took the electricity that is due to us from the Columbia River Treaty we in fact would have a surplus of power.
Instead of taking this electricity what happens is it is transferred to PowerEx (a subsiduary of Hydro) and then sold to the Americans. The Government gets $250 Million dollars per year for this power.
In addition there are different ways of calculating the power in BC and how it is distributed. So the Federal Governments figures and the National Energy Board figures do not jibe with the BC Government and BC Hydro’s figures. Whoda thunk it??
The average person in BC doesnt have a clue about power, where it comes from, the cost, or where it goes. BS baffles brains, is the mantra of most Governments.
In the last 20 years BC has had at the very least 25 Major companies that have closed down. Where the hell is all that power???
Some examples;
1. Watson Island (Pr Rupert) Pulp Mill
2. Eurocan Pulp and Paper Kitimat.
3. Reduction of one pot line at Alcan Kitimat, resulting in more power sold to Hydro.
4. Paper Mill in MacKenzie
5. Netherlands Overseas Mill
6. Rustad Bros. Mill
7. Clear Lake Sawmills
8. Winton Global Mill
9. North Central Plywood
10.Upper Fraser Mill
11.Noranda Mines Topley
12.Granisle Mines Topley
13.Bullmoose mine Tumbler Ridge
14.Quintette mine Tumbler Ridge
15.Kemess mine MacKenzie area.
These are just a few. There are a lot more around the Province. So I ask you again. Where the hell has all this power gone, and how is it possible ,with all the run of the river projects, etc; that we have a shortage of power.
Shortage of brains YES. Shortage of power NO.
Add to that list of closures;
16. LP OSB plant in Dawson Creek
17. Peace woods mill in Taylor
18. Gateway FP in PG
19. Tackama Plywood Fort Nelson
20. Can Chopsticks Fort Nelson
21. Polarboard OSB Fort Nelson
22. Lytton Lumber
23. Tembec Pulpmill Chetwynd this month
24. Boston Bar Sawmill
25. Terrace sawmills
26. Babine sawmill?
27. Kitwanga sawmill
Numerous mills, pulp mills, reman plants throughout the lower half of this province and on the Island that likely equal the closures listed.
Add to that the energy efficency of all industries that are left have improved drastically over the last 20yrs.
So it would be interesting to know the real truth.
Site C is required to cover the IPP’s for when the rivers don’t flow and the wind don’t blow. This is from Hydro.
Power sold to the US or Alberta is power we have in excess at times. Would you rather spill and waste it? Not sell it then lets not sell anything!!!
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