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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing-related Issues & News => Topic started by: chris gadsden on November 16, 2010, 10:54:33 PM

Title: Glacier/Howser Hydroelectric Project Cancelled
Post by: chris gadsden on November 16, 2010, 10:54:33 PM

http://thenelsonpost.ca/2010/11/15/energy-purchase-agreement-not-financially-viable-says-axor/

Title: Re: Glacier/Howser Hydroelectric Project Cancelled
Post by: VAGAbond on November 18, 2010, 12:40:00 PM

Thank goodness.   This project was going to result in a transmission line right through the Jumbo Creek wilderness  in the middle of the Purcell Mountains.

One of Gordo's really  evil actions was to remove from the Regional Districts the right to regulate developments like these hydro projects.   In case you have forgotten, this was done to facilitate the Ashlu project near Squamish but applied province wide.

Title: Re: Glacier/Howser Hydroelectric Project Cancelled
Post by: VAGAbond on December 01, 2010, 12:24:28 PM

To quote the proponent 

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the energy purchase agreement was cancelled because it was no longer financially viable

That is always the reason given when a dumb project collapses.   It would be refreshing for once to see a company state 'it turned out to be a stupid proposal from a social and environmental perspective and justifiable public outrage alerted us to the problems'.