A look inside one of the fully excavated diversion tunnels, temporarily lined with shotcrete.

BC Hydro completes Peace River diversion tunnel excavations

Categories: BC, Hydroelectricity

FORT ST JOHN: BC Hydro reached a new milestone on the Site C project with substantial completion of excavations in the Peace River diversion tunnels o…

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Rendering of the new Highway 29 realignment at Halfway River

Public advisory: Construction begins on Highway 29 realignment at Halfway River

Categories: BC, Hydroelectricity

Next week, construction of the Highway 29 realignment at Halfway River will begin, as part of the Site C project. BC Hydro is working with the BC Mini…

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Local 1620 fully supports the NLFL's position and commends President Shortall.

Happy 2020 from 1620! – 1620

Categories: IBEW, IBEW 1620, Newfoundland and Labrador

From our 1620 home to yours, I’d like to wish you all a happy & healthy New Year. I hope you all had a great Christmas break with your families an…

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Youth canoeing on Cameron Lake this summer as part of a Fort St. John Métis Society program.

Peace Region non-profits benefit from BC Hydro’s GO Fund

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FORT ST. JOHN: BC Hydro is contributing $46,600 to support five Peace Region non-profit groups through the Site C project’s Generate Opportunities (GO…

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Video: WorkSafeBC, falls from ladders.

Video: WorkSafeBC, falls from ladders.

Categories: BC, IBEW, Local 1003

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First grants totalling more than $200,000 awarded to Peace Region agricultural projects; 2020 application intake now open

Categories: BC, Hydroelectricity

FORT ST. JOHN – Northern Development Initiative Trust today announced that seven Peace Region agricultural projects will receive $209,086 in funding t…

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Public advisory: Construction begins on Highway 29 at Lynx Creek

Public advisory: Construction begins on Highway 29 at Lynx Creek

Categories: BC, Hydroelectricity

Next week, BC Hydro will begin work on the realignment of Highway 29 at Lynx Creek, as part of the Site C project.  Activities will include clearing v…

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Fifty new affordable housing units are now open in Fort St. John.

Fifty new affordable housing units open in Fort St. John

Categories: BC, Hydroelectricity

FORT ST. JOHN – BC Hydro, the City of Fort St. John and BC Housing today announced the completion of 50 new affordable housing units in Fort St. John….

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Public advisory: Do not hunt or discharge firearms in Site C project areas

Public advisory: Do not hunt or discharge firearms in Site C project areas

Categories: BC, Hydroelectricity

Because safety is BC Hydro’s top priority, we ask that the public watch for signs showing active construction sites. Please do not hunt or discharge f…

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Highway 29 Halfway River Bridge contract awarded

Categories: BC, Hydroelectricity

FORT ST. JOHN: The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has awarded the contract to construct a two-lane realignment of a segment of Highway…

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