Protect the Peace!

Thursday, July 07, 2011

Stop the Site C Dam 
Like many people who have travelled to the Peace River Valley, my life has been forever touched by its incredible beauty, and the strength and determination of the people who have been fighting to protect it for over thirty years.

 

The Peace River Valley, located outside of Fort St. John in northeast BC, is at the heart of a growing storm of controversy. The BC government is attempting to move forward with the $8 billion Site C Dam, a megaproject that would flood 80 kilometres of forests, farms and homes – and all of this destruction is simply to generate electricity that the province doesn't even need.

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