A ‘last of its kind’ power play But green light on Site C comes amid skyrocketing costs, strong opposition and some fun with numbers by B.C. Liberals

VICTORIA — For Premier Christy Clark, the decision to proceed with building Site C is one that will bear fruit over the next 100 years.

“Long after this announcement today is over, long after my working days in this job are over, I believe that the people of our province will continue to prosper and continue to create wealth and opportunity,” she declared Tuesday.

For Energy Minister Bill Bennett, the giant hydroelectric dam on the Peace River “will be the last of its kind,” here or anywhere else.

“We don’t have any other shelf-ready Site Cs hanging around out there where you have a river already dammed up (by existing dams) and an opportunity to avail yourself of such a large reservoir.”

For Site C proponent and BC Hydro CEO Jessica McDonald, “it was a day equally connected to our past as to our future.”