Conservationists Call Foul on Site C Logging
Conservation groups question unnecessary rush to hand Protected Area over to BC Hydro for Site C Dam construction. Continue reading Conservationists Call Foul on Site C Logging
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UN submission highlights Site C Dam’s impacts on Indigenous rights, food security
Conservation groups urge Canada to review a UN submission highlighting human rights and food security impacts of B.C.’s Site C dam. Continue reading UN submission highlights Site C Dam’s impacts on Indigenous rights, food security
Federal Government faces growing calls to halt the Site C dam
Organizations from across Canada urge Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take immediate action to halt construction of BC’s Site C dam. Continue reading Federal Government faces growing calls to halt the Site C dam
Old growth and eagles’ nests spared from Site C construction
First Nations continue to fight to stop construction of the Site C Dam in order to protect old growth trees and eagle nests. Continue reading Old growth and eagles’ nests spared from Site C construction
Northern BC First Nations discuss concerns over major resource developments
First Nations leaders from throughout northern BC gather in Prince George to discuss a process of resource development they say is broken. Continue reading Northern BC First Nations discuss concerns over major resource developments
David Suzuki to join in Paddle for the Peace to stop Site C
Suzuki will join hundreds of people who will paddle down the Peace River to protest construction of the Site C dam. Continue reading David Suzuki to join in Paddle for the Peace to stop Site C
Calls to stop Site C grow as crowd gathers on Peace River
Hundreds of people in canoes and kayaks will float down the Peace River July 11 to protest the imminent construction of the Site C dam. Continue reading Calls to stop Site C grow as crowd gathers on Peace River
Heritage Canada listing shows Peace Valley needs protection
Peace River Valley was identified as one of the top ten endangered places in Canada by Heritage Canada. Continue reading Heritage Canada listing shows Peace Valley needs protection
First Nations Bring Mercury-Contaminated Fish to BC Legislature to Protest Site C Dam
Chiefs from two First Nations bring 200 pounds of contaminated bull trout from BC’s Crooked River system in a demonstration on provincial legislature against the controversial $9 billion Site C dam. Continue reading First Nations Bring Mercury-Contaminated Fish to BC Legislature to Protest Site C Dam
A 30,000-year-old horse bone is found in the Peace River Valley
In the midst of legal cases against the Site C Dam, the Treaty 8 Tribal Association finds a prehistoric horse bone in the Peace River Valley. Continue reading A 30,000-year-old horse bone is found in the Peace River Valley
Treaty 8 First Nations take Site C decision to court
Four First Nations in the Peace River Valley team in court challenge against the federal government’s decision to approve the Site C dam. Continue reading Treaty 8 First Nations take Site C decision to court
Site C dam still faces stiff opposition despite government approval
Y2Y and other conservation groups, along with area residents and First Nations, argue the Site C Dam project should not go ahead. Continue reading Site C dam still faces stiff opposition despite government approval