Site "C"

[wideopenthrottle]

Every thread about Site C, I've alluded to it in some fashion. I thought it odd that nobody would ever argue the point.

short life span for a dam.....perhaps cuz few have a clue what that means is it 75 years??? 100 years...even 50 years would seem like a short lifespan for a dam to me... but I assume upgrades and maintenance along the way during that time frame... but again no experience to base from other than I have never heard of a dam being removed due to being past its lifespan????

[ACE]

The Peace River moves cubic miles of silt .....

[REMINGTON JIM]

The Peace River moves cubic miles of silt .....

I guess they want to store it up behind a dam ! LIKE Mt Polley ! lol RJ

[Vladimir Poutine]

Nailed it ..... ^
But ...... Christy Clark wants a monument to herself .....
She figures she's a 'mover and shaker' in the pattern of the Bennett's .....

Ask yourself why on earth would they shut down Burrard Thermal, paid for and renovated, and can right now produce more to the grid than Site C ever can or will? We are going to borrow over 10 BILLION on a project that won't even cover the debt costs when we sell the power. It's madness.

[wideopenthrottle]

Ask yourself why on earth would they shut down Burrard Thermal, paid for and renovated, and can right now produce more to the grid than Site C ever can or will? We are going to borrow over 10 BILLION on a project that won't even cover the debt costs when we sell the power. It's madness.

because lower mainlanders don't wanna be known as "dirty energy" users...they would rather see thousands of miles of transmission lines slice across the province

[Vladimir Poutine]

because lower mainlanders don't wanna be known as "dirty energy" users...they would rather see thousands of miles of transmission lines slice across the province

Sad but true. At my most cynical it was CC that declared LNG as a clean fuel. Burrard Thermal should be used and NOW. We paid for it, we own it and it works. I would suggest that the carbon produced just by the Site C build is up there with Burrard Thermal.

[Surrey Boy]

short life span for a dam.....perhaps cuz few have a clue what that means is it 75 years??? 100 years...even 50 years would seem like a short lifespan for a dam to me... but I assume upgrades and maintenance along the way during that time frame... but again no experience to base from other than I have never heard of a dam being removed due to being past its lifespan????

It's not the dam, it's the reservoir. It's shallow with loose soil on all banks that will slough in, requiring shoring and dredging. Not only will that be extremely expensive, but also prevent the lake from becoming a productive ecosystem. The highway between Fort St. John and Hudson's Hope will be flooded, but there isn't much talk of rerouting it. Mile 95 and Mile 91 roads will be the backdoor for access to land and resources, whose stakeholders will need to be compensated.

GE owns the dam (asset) but the Crown owns the reservoir (liability) and infrastructure (liability).

In 20 years, BC will regret this. They didn't build it in the 70s because even then they knew it was a bad idea.

[REMINGTON JIM]

Ask yourself why on earth would they shut down Burrard Thermal, paid for and renovated, and can right now produce more to the grid than Site C ever can or will? We are going to borrow over 10 BILLION on a project that won't even cover the debt costs when we sell the power. It's madness.

Makes No SENSE ! and 10 billion will be on the light side - they always go 50% over on the REAL job ! RJ

[325]

I am 100% opposed to Site C. It will destroy productive land and provincial finances all at the same time.

[HarryToolips]

I am 100% opposed to Site C. It will destroy productive land and provincial finances all at the same time.

Same here...seems like too much work for such little results...and the hunting, fishing, and agricultural areas lost are terrible..is there any petition out there that people can sign or something, just to show the BC Liberals how many BC citizens oppose this???