The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 ‘Crush you like a bug’: BC Hydro’s Site C lawsuit targets farmers, First Nations https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-hydro-site-c-lawsuit/ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 13:55:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=68286 The suit brought against peaceful opponents of the most expensive hydro dam in Canadian history has the hallmarks of a strategic lawsuit meant to silence and intimidate critics, according to experts Sarah Cox News B.C. BC Hydro Democracy farming Indigenous Rights Site C dam water Photo: Jayce Hawkins / The Narwhal Site C: 10 things you need to know about the dam’s latest review now that B.C. is forging ahead https://thenarwhal.ca/site-c-dam-milburn-report-explainer/ Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:45:06 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=26671 Here’s what we know (and what we still don’t) about Site C’s ballooning costs and the Milburn report, which flagged an ongoing lack of oversight at what is now the most expensive dam project in Canadian history Sarah Cox Explainer B.C. BC Hydro Site C dam ‘Who would feel safe?’ Site C dam concerns build in downstream communities https://thenarwhal.ca/site-c-dam-2021-review-community-concerns/ Thu, 04 Mar 2021 23:40:35 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=26502 BC Hydro’s proposed fix for geotechnical problems at Site C will be the first of its kind Sarah Cox In-Depth News B.C. BC Hydro Site C dam Aerial view of construction at the Site C dam site in 2018 The most expensive dam in Canadian history: cost of B.C.’s Site C dam balloons to $16 billion https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-site-c-dam-16-billion-horgan/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 19:55:05 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=26313 Premier John Horgan defends decision to push ahead with beleaguered BC Hydro project, which has nearly doubled in cost under NDP government as a result of escalating safety issues Sarah Cox News B.C. BC Hydro Site C dam BC Premier John Horgan at a podium ‘Nothing should be kept secret’: B.C. First Nation asks court to order release of Site C dam safety documents https://thenarwhal.ca/site-c-dam-west-moberly-documents-courts/ Mon, 25 Jan 2021 22:35:52 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=25598 Site C construction continues at an estimated cost of $3 million a day amid growing concerns about the stability of the dam and secrecy from BC Hydro and the B.C. government, which is withholding a recent status report on the over-budget project from the public Sarah Cox News B.C. BC Hydro Indigenous Site C dam The unit one turbine runner being transported to the Site C dam Horgan announces two new expert reviews amid mounting Site C dam safety concerns https://thenarwhal.ca/horgan-site-c-new-reviews-announced/ Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:54:19 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=25328 In the first public update on the troubled Site C dam since last July, B.C. Premier John Horgan’s surprise announcement about a proposed fix to geotechnical problems raised yet more questions about the viability of the over-budget project Sarah Cox News B.C. BC Hydro John Horgan Site C dam john horgan speaks at podium BC Hydro granted $171 million in no-bid Site C dam contracts as project troubles were kept secret from public https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-hydro-site-c-contracts-snc-lavalin-foi/ Wed, 13 Jan 2021 23:49:16 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=25300 Documents obtained by The Narwhal show BC Hydro’s former chief engineer and SNC Lavalin are among the recipients of lucrative and previously undisclosed direct-award contracts, fuelling calls for a public inquiry into the behind-schedule and over-budget hydro project Sarah Cox Investigation B.C. BC Hydro Site C dam Site C dam The Narwhal Byron Dueck You’ve got questions about the Site C dam. We’ve got a panel of experts to answer them https://thenarwhal.ca/site-c-dam-event-information/ Fri, 20 Nov 2020 23:38:11 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=23902 Join us on Nov. 26 for a webinar on the future of the beleaguered Site C dam, the most expensive public infrastructure project in B.C.'s history Josie Kao News BC Hydro Site C dam Site C dam When did BC Hydro really know about Site C dam stability issues? Utilities watchdog wants to know https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-hydro-site-c-slope-instability-bcuc/ Fri, 30 Oct 2020 21:59:53 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=23361 The B.C. Utilities Commission — the body responsible for approving increases to hydro rates necessary to pay for Site C — is seeking details about the project’s deepening geotechnical problems and worsening finances Sarah Cox News B.C. BC Hydro Site C dam Site C dam construction October 2020 Jayce Hawkins The Narwhal Top B.C. government officials knew Site C dam was in serious trouble over a year ago: FOI docs https://thenarwhal.ca/site-c-dam-geotechnical-problems-bc-government-foi-docs/ Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:48:10 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=23048 Stability of the dam found to be a 'significant risk' in May 2019, more than a year before information about deepening geotechnical problems and escalating costs were shared with the public Sarah Cox Investigation B.C. B.C. election 2020 BC Hydro electricity foi hydro Peace River Site C dam Site C dam Scrapping B.C.’s Site C dam could lead to $116 million in savings every year: energy economist https://thenarwhal.ca/scrapping-bc-site-c-dam-save-116-million-economist/ Thu, 15 Oct 2020 23:02:55 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=22947 Serious geotechnical issues and the project's escalating cost make the dam uneconomical, according to two new reports that call for the newly elected government to cancel it immediately Sarah Cox News B.C. B.C. election 2020 BC Hydro clean energy Site C dam water Joining Nweeia in the research effort are Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, the founder and CEO of the Ugandan nonprofit, Conservation Through Public Health, and Harris Lewin, a professor at the University of California, Davis. Lewin served as lead author of an August publication from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that identified several species that could be at higher risk of infection because SARS-CoV-2 can bind more easily to certain receptors they possess.