BC Hydro invites City to join Site C Liaison Committee

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — According to correspondence received by the City published to the regular council meeting’s agenda on Feb. 22, 2016, BC Hydro invited the City of Fort St. John to participate in a new Regional Community Liaison Committee for Site C by choosing a representative from council to join.

The letter, sent by Environmental, Aboriginal Relations and Public Affairs Director of Site C Edie Thome, was addressed to City Manager Dianne Hunter.

The committee will be “a representative advisory forum for local, regional and provincial elected officials to receive information about project construction, and to bring forward interests, issues and concerns about the project for BC Hydro’s consideration and response.”

Thome wrote that the committee would meet regularly during construction of Site C, in addition to BC Hydro’s plans to meet with municipalities to implement ‘individual community measures agreements.’

Invitations were sent out to regional mayors, local MLAs, and the Peace River Regional District’s board of directors.

The first meeting, slated to take place tomorrow as per the letter, will develop a Terms of Reference for the committee, and discuss topics including but not limited to committee members, role of technical advisors, chair or co-chair roles and responsibilities, meeting frequency and location, reporting, record-keeping, and public communications.