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‘This has to stop’: oilsands, hydro dams continue to threaten Canada’s largest national park
The United Nations has given Canada three years to address threats to Wood Buffalo National Park and avoid the World Heritage in Danger list. The decision follows a petition from the Mikisew Cree, who say the beleaguered park is essential for their cultural survival.
BC Hydro apologizes for $128-million Site C dam data error
Undisclosed employees quietly handed out $558 million in direct-award contracts, including $92 million to SNC Lavalin, new information shows.
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.
BC Hydro’s Site C lawsuit targets farmers, First Nations
The suit brought against peaceful opponents of the most expensive hydro dam in Canadian history has the hallmarks of a strategic lawsuit meant to silence and intimidate critics, according to experts.
BC Hydro, Site C contractor charged over discharge into Peace River
Four million litres of potentially contaminated water was discharged into the fish-bearing river. The incident was not reported ‘in a timely manner,’ according to BC Hydro’s latest Site C dam report.
Site C construction will destroy irreplaceable wetlands
BC Hydro is moving forward with plans to drain and log a rare wetland in the Peace River valley as part of dam construction this fall and winter.