As much as I despise the NDP, their decision on site C would have been really difficult. I never supported the project based on wildlife habitat loss.
As much as I despise the NDP, their decision on site C would have been really difficult. I never supported the project based on wildlife habitat loss.
I won't always be young, but I can be immature forever
For starters-Speaks for itself see post#305
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I know of quite a number of NDP MLAs who campaigned on stopping Site C. For example, the agriculture minister, Lana Popham, earlier this year told a Victoria audience:
“we would send this to the BCUC immediately, we would speed up the BCUC process, make it sixty days, and we would have that decision. There is no way that this project would pass.”
“in my view, we’re nine seats away from being able to stop Site C.
Michelle Mungall, the Minister for Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources told a group of Site C protesters that her government would stop Site C and implement their Power BC plan instead. John Horgan, our premier proudly held up a “Site C sucks” sign when he visited the Peace Valley prior to the last election.
When in opposition, George Heyman (now the minister of environment) was noted as saying “the dam project is wrong on every count because of its negative impact on agriculture, the environment, First Nations, clean energy commitments, economics, and the promise of jobs”. Many other NDP MLAs have spoken out against Site C or attended the annual Paddle for the Peace in celebration of the beautiful Peace Valley and in opposition to Site C.
FN will be filing a court injunction to stop construction of Site C, on the grounds that it violates the 1899 Treaty No. 8 agreement.
Let’s hope they’re successful. This is our only hope!
http://www.alaskahighwaynews.ca/site...ion-1.23119088
“People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.” -Otto von Bismarck
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.-Albert Einstein
It too bad that most of the land is in food for live stock, with a few grain fields mixed in. More money in livestock feed than food for people. There is one tract of land at the junction of the Red and Peace that grows these heat loving veggies for sale to either drive byes or the farmers market.
The biggest loss is the great winter/spring grounds that wildlife use to survive winters and preds. A lot of that land will be lost when it is flooded.
Just you wait....West Moberly and Prophet are now standing up to fight this. More money will be pissed away fighting their battles and in the end, a closed door deal that will include a ton of $$$ and a ton of SQ km of land that will be "off Limits" to non status.
Cheers
SS
i was surprised to find out,,that there are near 100 hydro dams in bc..we are really clean energy province..of coarse most of those are small dams.but anyhow,,,is any of those near 100 dams been so called 'disaster' dams...or clearly mistakes after all? i have little doubt about that.. if you know better,,let us know..
what are polls in bc saying about that site C dams...what % yes..what % no??? many FN people say yes anyways.
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