Site C dam receives official name: The John Horgan Dam and Generating Station
Categories: BC, Hydroelectricity
VICTORIA: The Province and BC Hydro have announced that the Site C dam will officially be known as The John Horgan Dam and Generating Station.
The official name honours former premier John Horgan and recognizes his leadership and commitment to serving the people of British Columbia.
The reservoir will be named Nááchę mege (Dreamer Lake), a name chosen with local First Nations to reflect the deep history, language and cultural connections Indigenous Peoples have to the region and the Peace River.