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          <title>Peace Canyon dam at risk of failure from fracking-induced earthquakes, documents reveal</title>
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          <description>BC Hydro knew for years that earthquakes triggered by fracking operations posed risks to vulnerable Peace Canyon dam and ongoing challenges at the Site C dam, according to documents obtained under freedom of information legislation</description>
          <dc:creator>Ben Parfitt</dc:creator>

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          <title>BC Hydro Apologizes for Bennett Dam’s &amp;#8216;Profound and Painful&amp;#8217; Impact on First Nations at Gallery Opening</title>
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          <title>Toxic Landslides Polluting Peace River Raise Alarms About Fracking, Site C</title>
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          <dc:creator>Ben Parfitt</dc:creator>

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          <title>First Nations Chief Fears Site C Will Increase Mercury Poisoning of Fish</title>
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          <dc:creator>Carol Linnitt</dc:creator>

          
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               Roland Willson               </category>
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               Site C               </category>
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          <title>The Downside of The Boom: Fort St. John Mayor Worries Site C Dam Will Put Strain On Community</title>
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          <dc:creator>Emma Gilchrist</dc:creator>

          
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               Byron Stewart               </category>
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          <title>Two Hydro Dams and 16,000 Oil and Gas Wells: Has the Peace Already Paid Its Price For B.C.’s Prosperity?</title>
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          <dc:creator>Emma Gilchrist</dc:creator>

          
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          <title>‘The Truth Would Set Us Free’: The Plight of the Peace Valley and the Site C Dam</title>
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          <dc:creator>Emma Gilchrist</dc:creator>

          
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               Roland Willson               </category>
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               Site C               </category>
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          <title>Peace Country Mayor Calls on B.C. to Refer Site C Dam Decision to Independent Regulator</title>
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