Homeowners near Site C project sue after landslides wiped out property values
Thirty-five homeowners in the small B.C. community of Old Fort just south of Fort St. John are suing the province and BC Hydro after two landslides they claim were caused by Site C dam construction rendered their properties worthless.
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Posted: Jan 19, 2021 9:18 PM PT | Last Updated: January 20
Two landslides near Old Fort one in 2018 and one in 2020 blocked the only road to and from the community. (Marten Geertsema/B.C. Ministry of Forests and Lands via The Canadian Press)
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FORT ST. JOHN, British Columbia, Jan. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Residents of Old Fort, a rural community near Fort St. John, say their property values have evaporated following two landslides in the past few years that cut-off the only road in and out of their community. Two homes above the community and a few in the community remain under evacuation alert. However, permits kept being issued and landslides kept happening. While the energy rich North East and the defendants continue to rake in the money through royalties, licence fees and rates, the Old Fort resident plaintiffs remain economically impoverished because of this industrial activity. The Old Fort plaintiffs say they resorted to legal action to protect their economic and other interests after months of excuses and foot-dragging by the Province of BC to determine the cause of the landslides and implement permanent solutions. The lawsuit includes the Province of BC, the Peace River Regional District, the C