Site C EIS open house tonight in Fort St. John

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Representatives from both the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office will be available to answer questions, along with B.C. Hydro. Tonight's meeting will be held from at the North Peace Cultural Centre from 4 to 8 p.m.

Meetings will also be held in Hudson's Hope, Chetwynd, Peace River, Alberta, Dawson Creek and Prince George as listed below, which will all take place from 4 to 8 p.m.:

Hudson's Hope

Hudson's Hope Community Hall

10310 – 100th Street

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Chetwynd

Pomeroy Inn & Suites

5200 North Access Road

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Peace River, Alberta

Sawridge Inn & Conference Centre

9510-100th Street

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Dawson Creek

Best Western Dawson Creek

500 Highway #2

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Prince George

Prince George Ramada

444 George Street

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Written comments will be received at those meetings, as well as by mail, and must be received by April 4, 2013. Written comments can be made to:

Linda Jones, Panel Manager

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

22nd Floor, 160 Elgin Street

Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3

SiteCReview@ceaa-acee.gc.ca

Brian Murphy, Executive Project Director

B.C. Environmental Assessment Office

PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt

Victoria, B.C. V8W 9V1

Fax: 250-356-7477

Online form

Comments received will be considered while the CEAA and EAO determine if the EIS is satisfactory, as well as Hydro's responses to those comments. If the EIS is approved, a three member Joint Review Panel will be appointed to review the project.

To view the full Environmental Impact Statement, click here.

Site C EIS open house tonight in Fort St. John

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