Site C Consulting With You
Project definition consultation
Round 1 Completed June 2008
Round 2 Planned for Fall 2008
The purpose
Project Definition Consultation, which builds on public and stakeholder input from Pre-Consultation, is designed to consult the public and local, regional and provincial stakeholders on key impacts, benefits and features of the potential Site C project. During Stage 2, Project Definition Consultation is being undertaken in two rounds – the first in May/June 2008 and the second in the fall of 2008.
During Round 1, BC Hydro sought feedback on the following topics:
- Site C as an energy option
- Community and provincial benefits
- Project design elements
- Reservoir Impact lines
- Water management
- Recreation
- River-based opportunities
- Reservoir-based opportunities
- Infrastructure
- Relocation of segments of Highway 29
- Worker housing
- Environment
- Potential increase of fog
- Impacts on fish
- Land uses
- Heritage resources, such as impacts on archaeological sites
The following topics are being further studied for potential review during Project Definition Consultation, Round 2, planned for fall 2008:
- Site C as an energy option
- Community and provincial benefits
- Project design elements, such as options for reservoir preparation, construction material, and water management
- Infrastructure, such as the potential public use of the construction access bridge
- Local climate and greenhouse gas, such as discussion of local climate effects and greenhouse gas effects and evaluation
- Environmental, such as potential impacts on wildlife and wildlife habitat
- Land uses, including impacts on agriculture, parks and protected areas
How your input will be used
Feedback gathered through this consultation will be used along with technical and financial input to refine elements of the potential project's design and to assist in defining the scope and nature of ongoing environmental, technical and other studies.
We want to hear from you
You can provide feedback and learn more by:
- Emailing: sitec@bchydro.com or writing to: PO Box 2218, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 3W2
- Visiting the Community Consultation Office: 9948 100th Ave, Fort St. John
- Calling toll-free phone: 1 877 217-0777
- Fax: 604 623-4332 or 250 785-3570
Stakeholder group meetings
Several stakeholder meetings are planned as part of Project Definition Consultation, Round 2. If you would like to attend a stakeholder group meeting, please contact us by email or phone (1 877 217-0777).
Open house schedule
Round 2 Open House schedule – coming soon.
Looking ahead to Round 2 Consultation
As environmental, engineering and other technical studies and fieldwork take place in the coming months, more information will be known about the project, resulting in the updating of many studies that are decades old. Updates for some of these studies will be ready for feedback during Project Definition Consultation, Round 2 in fall 2008.
