Evan Saugstad: And, if elected, I promise to add some water to Site C!
Peace region resident Evan Saugstad is questioning the decision to not fill the Site C reservoir until later this year.
Peace region resident Evan Saugstad is questioning the decision to not fill the Site C reservoir until later this year.
Site C employment numbers have risen slightly as BC Hydro prepares to complete the project in 2025.
To prepare for filling of the Site C reservoir, which will begin late summer 2024, there will be changes in access to the Peace River.
Site C employment numbers dropped, primarily due to the seasonal nature of construction.
Site C employment numbers dropped again in December due to the seasonal nature of construction.
Site C employment numbers dropped again in November due to the seasonal nature of construction and the completion of key components.
BC Hydro was fined over $700,000 in 2023 for damaged ventilation equipment at the Site C dam.
A K9 detection unit has been in use at Site C since May, which has decreased the number of drug and alcohol recoveries at the gates.
Site C employment numbers dropped again in October as cold weather hit the region.
Elders of Doig River First Nation (DRFN) led a burial ceremony last month for ancestral remains exhumed from within the Site C reservoir inundation zone.Â
BC Hydro will be burning in Site C project areas from December 2023 to March 2024, pending suitable venting and ground conditions.
The Wilderness Committee and Awi'nakola Foundation say they’ve received copies of fish and wildlife applications to tranquillize hibernating grizzly and black bears and move them to artificial dens from Site C.
The filling of the Site C reservoir will begin on schedule in the fall of 2024 instead of an early start this fall.
Site C employment numbers dipped again as it continues to complete milestones in hopes of filling the reservoir as early as this fall.
BC Hydro has addressed misinformation posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, regarding the earthfill dam at Site C.
Site C employment numbers dipped again as it continues to complete milestones in hopes of filling the reservoir as early as this fall.
The Site C project is 80 per cent complete, and on track to have all six generating units in service by fall of 2025.
Site C employment numbers dipped in July as it continues to complete milestones in order to fill the reservoir being filled this fall.
Site C has broken its monthly overall workforce record for the fifth time this year in June as it continues to complete milestones in order to fill the reservoir being filled this fall.