By Cheryl Jahn

Site C Decision Welcomed Locally

Dec 11, 2017 | 2:43 PM

Local reaction to the decision on Site C is welcomed.
“I am a very strong believer that we need to be thinking about the future, looking at electricity demands that we can’t even imagine at this point in time,” says Shirley Bond, the MLA for Prince George-Valemount. “I also believe that we need a firm power supply; that’s exactly what Site C gives us. And, while I’ve been a proponent of alternative energy, like run-of-the-river and solar and wind and all of thise things, they do not provide the firm supply that we require to attract investment and grow the economy in British Columbia.”    

The M.P. for the riding in which the site C Hydro electric dam is located, is pleased to see the NDP government is going ahead with its support of the projects completion.

“It’s encouraging to hear that the BC Government has decided to proceed with this important project” says Prince George – Peace River – Northern Rockies M.P. Bob Zimmer.  “Site C will continue to have a positive economic impact on our local economy through the jobs created, the growth of our local businesses and the overall sense of confidence in our community.”

Members of the Indepdendent Contractors and Businesses Association of BC is also appreciative of the decision.

“Today is a big day for the construction industry in British Columbia and, particularly in Fort St. John, where you have two thousand employees working on this project, 80 percent of which are from BC and a good portion of that 80 percent are from the Peace region,” says Mike Davis, the ICBA’s Vice President of Regional Initiatives.

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But Bond also says the defeaning silence from the BC Green Party shows that party and it leader Andrew Weaver’s true colours.

“We have a party of three that made a commitment. They had a principaled approach; Site C should not move forward. And, yet, today we hear lots of noise and zero action by members of the Green Party,” says Bond.  “They basically will settle, and allow this to happen, because they have a bigger prize in mind. Andrew Weaver wants one thing, and that is electoral reform. He wants to move forward with proportional representation.”