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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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