March 28, 2024

We move attention from gas and oil to electricity

First it was opposition to the Northern Gateway Pipeline and now a couple of environmental groups are trying to head off construction of a hydro-electric project in BC’s interior.

Holmes Hydro is looking to build a hydro-electric project that would generate power from ten tributaries of the Holmes River near McBride.

The David Suzuki Foundation and Watershed Watch Salmon Society have filed a petition in BC Supreme Court asking, among other things, that an interim injunction be issued prohibiting any construction or work from beginning on the project, including obtaining any approvals or permits.

The groups say the Holmes River is home to chinook salmon and at least five populations of an endangered variety of moss.

The groups also claim the Environmental Assessment Office initially decided not to require an Environmental Assessment Certificate.

CKNW Vancouver News

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