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   From: Panca@nyet.ca   
      
   A $9-billion dam - to supply the electricity and water for foreign companies   
   that will be extracting our resources.   
   And she dared say:  "Affordable" electricity.   How are YOUR hydro bills this   
   winter, British Columbians?   
      
   BC, we just got screwed big time.   
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   CBC News Posted: Dec 16, 2014   
      
   Site C dam approved by B.C. government   
   Massive hydro project would flood a large area of the Peace River Valley in   
   northern B.C.   
      
   B.C. has approved the $9 billion Site C dam — a massive hydroelectric project   
   that would flood a large area of the Peace River Valley in northeastern B.C.   
      
   In making the announcement, Premier Christy Clark said the Site C Clean Energy   
   Project will provide B.C. residents with a reliable source of power for the   
   next 100 years for the least cost to the taxpayer.   
      
        History: Site C dam: How we got here and what you need to know   
      
   “Affordable, reliable, clean electricity is the backbone of British   
   Columbia’s   
   economy,” said Clark. “Site C will support our quality of life for decades   
   to   
   come and will enable continued investment and a growing economy.”   
      
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