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Peace River C, British Columbia

Peace River Regional DistrictRegional district electoral areas in British Columbia

Peace River C is a regional district electoral area in the Peace River Regional District in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. The electoral covers the area around Fort St. John. It has no administrative or governmental function and is only used to select a rural representative to the regional district board. According to the Canada 2001 Census: Population: 5,830 (exclusive of any residents of Indian Reserves) % Change (1996-2001): 11.0 Dwellings: 2,091 Area (km²): 583.56 Density (persons per km²): 10.0

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Peace River C, British Columbia
Road 269, Area C (Old Fort/Charlie Lake)

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N 56.286 ° E -120.9 °
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Road 269
V1J 4H6 Area C (Old Fort/Charlie Lake)
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Site C dam
Site C dam

The Site C Dam is a hydroelectric dam currently under construction on the Peace River, 14 kilometres southwest of Fort St. John in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. It is located approximately 80 kilometres downstream from the W. A. C. Bennett Dam. When completed in 2025, the Site C Dam will become the 4th largest producer of hydroelectricity in British Columbia with an expected capacity of 1,100 MW and an expected annual output of 4,600 GWh of electricity.A publicly accessible viewpoint is located immediately west of the City of Fort St. John, on the south side of Highway 97.The project has drawn considerable opposition from several quarters due to its planned flooding of agricultural land, damage to the local environment, high construction cost, possible alternatives, and the uncertainty of future electricity prices and demand in the province. Two Treaty 8 First Nations, and local landowners have made legal challenges to the dam, though these were dismissed by the federal Court of Appeal. In addition, over 200 scholars, as well as the Royal Society of Canada, have expressed concerns to the federal Liberal government, citing weakness in the regulatory review process and the environmental assessment for the project. In May 2016 the federal government stated it is "not revisiting projects that have been reviewed and approved". On 11 December 2017, John Horgan, the Premier of British Columbia, announced: "We've come to a conclusion that, although Site C is not the project we would have favoured or would have started, it must be completed," thus guaranteeing the completion of the project.