Premier John Horgan to cancel the Site C dam on the same day provincial cabinet ministers consulted with energy experts to help decide the fate of the controversial project. "For generations, we have witnessed negative changes to our lands, waters and resources from BC Hydro's regulations of the Peace River." Among its 17 recommendations was a directive for the government of Canada to conduct "an environmental and social impact assessment of the Site C project." cabinet ministers were meeting with a group of independent experts to discuss the possibility of alternatives to the Site C dam project. The construction of Site C would flood 5,500 hectares of the Peace River Valley and provide energy to power the equivalent of around 500,000 homes.

Source: CBC News December 01, 2017 02:15 UTC