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An artist’s rendering of the Site C Dam renewable energy project. (Flickr/ Province of British Columbia)
What is perhaps the most controversial infrastructure project in B.C.’s history is forging ahead despite stiff opposition.
In a Feb. 26 press conference, Premier John Horgan remained steadfast in his NDP government’s goal to complete construction on the Site C dam, which was approved by the former Liberal government in 2014. Ceasing construction, Horgan said, would leave British Columbians on the hook for $10 billion, 4,500 construction workers laid off, and a $216 a year increase in ratepayers’ hydro bills.
“We’re going to complete the project because it’s in the best interest of British Columbia,” he said.