It was the last Open House in a series here in the Peace Region. Citizens United to Save the Peace (CUSP) was there!
Nearly 30 people joined together in a rally opposing both the Site C dam and BC Hydro’s consultation process. Although B.C. Hydro claims an unbiased approach to the proposed project, it is made strikingly clear from local opposition, both inside and outside the meetings, that their approach does not satisfy many local stakeholders.
CUSP protesters marched from Centennial Park to the Quality Inn/Northern Grand Hotel, where BC Hydro was holding a Site C Open House. The protesters entered the open house meeting and walked silently around the room, releasing helium balloons with strips suspended from them with messages like "This is NOT consultation" and "Destroying a valley is NOT green." The protesters wore white coveralls which said "No Site C Dam" on the front, and "YES to Clean and Green, To Farm Land, To Wildlife Habitat, To Sustainability, To Our Heritage, To Recreation" on the back.
After a couple of hours of demonstrating in the centre of the city and receiving supportive honks from passing traffic, the group re-entered the meeting to present a short skit. The skit depicted "BC Hydro" asking people for their input on the proposed Site C dam, and taking note of it, and then proceeding to tear up the notes, throw them in the garbage, and cut the "river" in half, stuffing half of it into a brief case labeled "Power Export." The skit was greeted with welcoming laughter and applause from those attending the Open House, which was the last of BC Hydro’s Stage Two consultation meetings.CUSP also protested during BC Hydro’s Open House in Dawson Creek last week, and during several stakeholder meetings in the region last month.
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