Our province is full of beautiful places, but there are few places with both the spectacular beauty and the ecological importance to match the Peace River Valley. 

Nestled in the northeast corner of British Columbia, the Peace River flows from the Rocky Mountains towards the Arctic Ocean. The valley is home to Treaty 8 First Nations' hunting, fishing, and trapping grounds, fertile agricultural lands and farms, old-growth boreal forests, and is one of the most important wildlife corridors in the Yellowstone to Yukon migration corridor chain. 

Today, however, the beautiful Peace River Valley is under threat.

In an area already fractured by oil and gas development, and on a river already choked by two existing dams, the government of BC wants to build the $6 billion Site C Dam. The proposed 60 metre high Site C mega-dam would flood over 100 kilometres of river valley, drowning a land area equal to 14 Stanley Parks, and causing landslides as the banks of the reservoir erode over time.

The Treaty 8 First Nations, the Wilderness Committee and the Peace Valley Environment Association are embarking on a province-wide speaking tour to talk about the threats to the beautiful and the ecologically important Peace River Valley. And we are coming to a city near you!

Come learn about the consequences of the Site C project and hear first hand from some of the people most directly impacted by the project. If you care about climate change, food security, indigenous rights and wilderness areas, or are curious about energy demands in the province, this is a must attend event.

Please join us for the event in your community, and help us spread the word about this important issue.

Dates

Kelowna May 9th - 7pm
Okanagan College KLO Campus, Lecture Theatre – S building 1000 KLO Road,

Kamloops May 10th - 7pm
Clocktower Theatre, Thompson Rivers University

Golden May 11 - 7pm
Jita's Cafe 1007 11th Ave S

Nelson May 12 - 7pm
Nelson United Church, 602 Silica St.

Victoria May 30 – 7pm
First Metropolitan United Church at the Corner of Quadra and Balmoral

Vancouver May 31 – 7pm
Heritage Hall 3102 Main St. at 14th. Ave

Sunshine Coast June 1 – 7pm
Roberts Creek Community Hall, 1309 Roberts Ck Rd.at Sunshine Coast Highway

Whistler June 2 - 7pm
Whistler Public Library, 4329 Main St

If you are interested in hosting the tour in your community, please contact tria@wildernesscommittee.org

Thanks

Tria Donaldson | Pacific Coast Campaigner
Wilderness Committee