Public advisory: Lynx Creek closures due to Highway 29 construction for Site C project

Public advisory: Lynx Creek closures due to Highway 29 construction for Site C project

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Areas of Lynx Creek will soon be closed to boaters and the public, as Highway 29 realignment work ramps up. Lynx Creek boat launch temporarily closed…

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West Pine Quarry truck route map

Public advisory: Trucks to begin hauling materials from West Pine Quarry for Site C project

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Beginning this week, trucks will haul riprap from West Pine Quarry, 75 km southwest of Chetwynd, to Halfway River, 40 km east of Hudson’s Hope. The ri…

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Public advisory: Wood debris removal and burning in Site C areas

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This weekend, BC Hydro will resume our debris removal and burning program in Site C project areas. BC Hydro will be conducting controlled burning of d…

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

BC Hydro completes Peace River diversion tunnel excavations

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

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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

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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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