The reservoir at the Site C hydroelectric project is seen on Aug. 25, 2024, as it fills with water. The controversial megaproject will be fully online in 2025, as protests continue over its impact to wildlife and agricultural land.
After decades of protests and opposition, activists and residents in B.C.'s Peace region say they fear for wildlife and farms as the large Site C reservoir began filling on Sunday. Activists and residents in B.C.'s Peace region say they fear for wildlife and farms as the large Site C reservoir began filling up with water on Sunday.
Some opponents of the hydroelectric project say they continue to have concerns for local farmers and wildlife, as well as the overall makeup of the Peace region in the decades to come.opposed to the project and was named in a civil suit filed by B.C. Hydro, said she was disheartened to see the project reaching the finish line.
B.C. Hydro says it will flood 55 square kilometres of river valley between Fort St. John and Hudson's Hope for the project, with water levels rising between 30 centimetres and three metres a day for about two to four months., which ended up creating the massive Williston Lake, led to thousands of animal carcasses as valleys were flooded — something she fears will happen again with Site C.
"The Peace River Valley has a lot of potential, and a lot of values that would serve the people of B.C. better than having it as a sort of a huge holding tank for hydroelectricity," she added.B.C. Hydro says the project will increase the province's power production capacity by eight per cent — at a time when demand for power is increasing.
In a statement, the project says it has established a $20-million compensation fund to support local agricultural production, and less than one per cent of agricultural land in the Peace Agricultural Region will be affected by the reservoir.
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