Rally against Site C dam planned outside B.C. Supreme Court on Monday before First Nations' case resumes

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      Do you think it's a colossal waste of money for B.C. Hydro to spend $10.7 billion (and possibly more) to generate 1,100 megawatts of peak electricity capacity with the Site C dam?

      Have you been disgusted by the federal and provincial governments expressing fealty to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, but then being prepared to flood the traditional territories of the West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations?

      Are you skeptical as hell about the province's $25-million plan to escort bull trout past the dam in trucks and then by boat?

      Does research into methylmercury poisoning caused by hydroelectic dams have you worrying about the Site C dam's impact on residents of the area, including Indigenous people?

      Or are you one of those who dreams of a vibrant geothermal energy industry in B.C. providing clean, green power that can meet capacity needs required by Hydro ratepayers?

      Does the flooding of first-rate farmland in this era of accelerating climate change make your head spin?

      If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you can make your voice heard outside B.C. Supreme Court at the corner of Nelson and Hornby streets at 9 a.m. on Monday (July 30).

      That's when Fight C, Amnesty International, and the Alliance 4 Democracy Sunshine Coast will hold a rally to express opposition to the Site C dam.

      The group from the Sunshine Coast plans on bringing its giant white elephant to symbolize what it thinks of the Site C dam.

      Then at 9:45 a.m., the West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations' legal case resumes inside the courthouse.

      People who attend the rally are being encouraged to sit in the courtroom, observe the proceedings, and provide moral support to First Nations trying to save their land from being flooded.

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