A chronology of events in the Site C dam project in British Columbia
VICTORIA — A chronology of events in British Columbia’s Site C hydroelectric dam project:
Late 1950s: The location for a third dam on the Peace River is first looked at after the locations of WAC Bennett Dam and Peace Canyon Dam were identified.
1970s: Engineering work is done to determine the feasibility of a third dam.
1989: Plans for Site C are shelved because of local opposition to the project.