A preliminary report from a BC Utilities Commission Panel finds it can’t determine the impact to taxpayers of continuing, suspending or canceling the Site C dam mega-project.
The $8.3 billion dollar hydroelectric dam would span the Peace River near Fort St. John
In early August, the Commission was asked by the new NDP government to advise on the consequences of three possible options, even though B-C Hydro says it has already spent 1.8-billion dollars on the dam,
The preliminary report finds that the project is on time but couldn’t say whether or not it is on budget.
The panel was noncommittal on how necessary Site C will be to help meet future electricity demands.
There will be public information sessions on Site C project in Nanaimo on October 10th and in Victoria on October 11th.
The final report is due November 1st.