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When Mustel Group asked 300 people across B.C. last August what they thought should happen to Site C, half (50.4 per
cent) overall recommended proceeding, 26.5 per cent said it should be terminated, and 23.1 per cent wanted it put on hold.
"I think there is support for Site C or at least to be convinced that, take a second look, have the review done
and show that the economic case is there," says principal Evi Mustel. "It's really only one in four that actually
think the project should be canned." Here's the breakdown by region:
In August, the new provincial
NDP government asked the
B.C. Utilities Commission to
review the $8.8-billion Site C
dam project. The nal report
is due this month. The govern-
ment wanted to know whether
BC Hydro and Power Authority
is on target to complete Site
C on budget and on time (by
2024) and the implications
for ratepayers based on three
scenarios: proceeding with the
project; suspending the project
with the option to resume
construction; and terminat-
ing the project, remediating
the site and focusing on other
resource portfolios that provide
the same level of bene ts at the
same or lower cost as Site C.
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CORRECTION
In our Top 100 package (July/
August), the story "Winners
and Losers" misstated
Powerex Corp.'s change
in revenue between the
2015 and 2016 fiscal years.
Revenue actually dipped
from $919 million to $601
million, less than 35 per cent.
Also, Powerex posted net
income of $61 million in fiscal
2016, not a $61-million loss
as stated in the story.
METRO
VANCOUVER
OTHER B.C.
ISLAND/
COAST
INTERIOR
PROCEED AS
PLANNED
TERMINATE
POSTPONE
WITH
OPTION TO
RESUME
UNTIL 2024
49.1%
42.6%
52%
58.1%
23.5%
20.8%
22.5%
23.7%
27.4%
36.7%
25.5%
18.3%
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