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Site C Is Shortchanging BC Workers and Apprentices, Say Unions

Posted on April 4, 2019April 18, 2019by Zoë Ducklow

Megaproject a missed opportunity to address skills shortage, critics argue. The largest public works project in B.C.’s history — the Site C dam — is providing a much smaller share of the jobs to British Columbians than previous BC Hydro projects. And despite promises the $10.7-billion megaproject would provide a training ground for a new […]

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  • The making of a firefighter's calendar. 2016
  • Preparing for a body building competition. 2016
  • Esther Pederson's home will be destabilized by the Site C reservoir. 2016
  • Clayton Chief from Big Island Lake Cree Nation, SK danced in the men's traditional powwow competition. Taylor, B.C. 2016.
  • Fort St. John residents call it like they see it on their front gate. 2016
  • A farmer protests Site C in Fort St. John. 2016
  • At Paddle for the Peace. 2016
  • Trevor Penner (right) waits to be initiated into pow wow by with Josh Matwiy (left), after spending two years preparing. Taylor, B.C. 2016
  • Helicopter mechanic Kelly Lamarche. 2016
  • On the Peace River in northeast B.C. at the Paddle for the Peace event, July 2016.
  • Firejumpers collect their parachutes after a training jump onto a steep hill. 2016
  • 400+ protest stakes surround a highway realignment's centre-line stake. The stakes were sold as a fundraiser for the legal fight against Site C dam. 2017
  • Harley Davison is a caribou keeper. He looks after pregnant caribou and their calves for the first few months as part of a strategy to stratify the dwindling herd. It once numbered in the thousands. 2016
  • The Peace River, with a windfarm in the distance. 2016
  • Regalia at Taylor's annual powwow. 2016
  • A rancher protests Site C in Fort St. John. 2016
  • Isaac repping Spiderman at Fort St. John's first ever Pride parade. 2016
  • Getting ready for the powwow. Taylor B.C, 2016.
  • An elder at West Moberly First Nation cuts moose meat for a dry meat competition. 2016
  • Kids play a game of tag at West Moberly Days. 2016
  • Horseshoe competition at Pemmican Days on the Saulteau First Nation reserve. 2016
  • Two teepees set up from summer camps were left on this field to draw attention to the cultural value of the valley a Site C reservoir would flood. 2016
  • Site C workers stare off a group of paddlers floating past the dam site. 2016
  • A kayaker in the Paddle for the Peace event. 2016
  • Looking for caribou. Chetwynd, B.C. 2016
  • Dawson Creek’s motorcycle club, the 97 Riders, raised money for the South Peace Community Resources Society. 2016
  • Vancouver city staffer presents a report to council. 2015
  • Paddling on the Peace River. 2016
  • FLNRO staff attend a culture camp with teachers from the First Nations whose traditional territory covers the Peace River Region. 2016
  • Fort St. John mayor Lori Ackerman. 2016
  • Helicopter mechanic Kelly Lamarche. 2016
  • Firejumpers practice landing on steep terrain. 2016
  • The Peace River Valley after a summer rain. 2016
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