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West Moberly First Nations reach partial settlement over Site C damThe First Nations filed the claim against BC Hydro and the provincial and federal governments in 2018, arguing that their rights under Treaty 8 had been violated.PoliticsJun 27, 2022
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Site C dam to be delayed a year, more than $5B over budget, B.C. saysThe project is now expected to be completed in 2025, a year after its original completion date.EconomyFeb 26, 2021
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B.C. energy minister says ‘helpful’ Site C report will go to cabinet soonBruce Ralston called the report on the problem-plagued dam project ``helpful,'' but wouldn't discuss its findings until they are reviewed by the cabinet and Premier John Horgan.PoliticsJan 8, 2021
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British Columbia was warned about its looming hydro disasterThe Site C dam has been touted as an energy miracle, Mike Smyth writes, but the costs are spiralling quickly out of control — and now its fate hangs in the balance.CommentaryNov 26, 2020
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Cancel Site C? Horgan says he’ll ‘take action’ if report finds ‘it’s the wrong way to proceed’'We'll take a good hard look at that evidence, and if the science tells us and the economics tells us it's the wrong way to proceed, we'll take appropriate action,' the NDP leader said Thursday.PoliticsOct 15, 2020
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Letter calls for B.C. to freeze Site C dam project while geotechnical risks probed"The Site C project is years away from completion, is mired in problems that may be unfixable, and confronts new, potentially horrendous cost over-runs," states the letter.Sep 27, 2020
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COVID-19 case confirmed at Site C work camp in Fort St. John, B.C.The Crown corporation said Friday that a worker arrived at the camp from Alberta on Monday and immediately self-isolated after receiving test results.HealthJul 17, 2020
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Key contractor on Site C dam hit with $662,000 WorkSafeBC fineIn the last three years, PHRP has been assessed WorkSafeBC penalties worth more than $1.6 million.EnvironmentMay 9, 2020
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UN criticism of Canada misses a big part of the energy development storyCanada is by no means perfect when it comes to issues around racism, Rob Breakenridge says, but Canadians might rightly object to the UN lecturing them on the matter.CanadaJan 11, 2020
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Alberta energy minister fires back at ‘unelected, unaccountable’ UN for criticism of energy projects"With all the injustice in the world, it's beyond rich that the unelected, unaccountable United Nations would seemingly single out Canada."CanadaJan 7, 2020
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