Peace Valley

http://www.peacevalley.ca/
Year Published:  1984
Resource Type:  Organization
Cx Number:  CX2915

Abstract: 
In 1983, the Peace Valley Environmental Association co-authored a report entitled The Case Against Site C, which examines B.C. Hydro and Power Authority's plans to construct a hydroelectric dam on the Peace River. The report documents the impact of such development on the Peace Valley: loss of wildlife and fishery resources, as well as prime agricultural land and recreational access. The report criticizes both B.C. Hydro and the B.C. government for failing to examine the impact this large expenditure of money will have on the economy of the province. "The effects on job creation and economic growth are unknown. There is no indication that economic growth requires more energy or that more energy leads to economic growth. Furthermore, the provincial government does not have an industrial or economic strategy to guide provincial development."

This abstract was published in the Connexions Digest in 1984.