A three-person panel jointly appointed by the federal and B.C. governments to review BC Hydro’s Site C dam is requesting comments from the public about how to structure its required public hearings period.
Written submissions can be sent to representatives in Victoria or Ottawa.
The deadline is September 16.
All submissions will be published in one document, which will be made available to the public.
On August 1, both the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office approved Site C’s environmental assessment – done by BC Hydro – and referred it to the panel for further evaluation.
If the board deems the environmental assessment sufficient, it will then schedule the public hearings.
The review panel will issue a notice of the public hearings 30 days prior to their launch.
To view hearing procedures or access more information on Site C’s environmental assessment, visit the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency website , reference number 63919.
BC Hydro has just released a draft of its Integrated Resource Plan, which highlights building Site C as a priority.
