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BC Hydro Site C dam no-bid contracts
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BC Hydro secretly handed out $430 million in Site C contracts

Beleaguered engineering firm SNC-Lavalin was among the big winners of no-bid contracts for the over-budget hydro project on B.C.’s Peace River, according to documents obtained by The Narwhal.

Manitoba’s hydro mess points to Canada’s larger problem with megadams
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Manitoba’s hydro mess points to Canada’s larger problem with megadams

As most of the Western world moves away from large-scale hydro projects, decommissioning dams across the planet, Canada is digging in with a trio of projects, the costs of which are spiralling out of control
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