URGENT: Hours left to stop Site C

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Rumours are flying around that BC government will be finalizing their decision on Site C this week. And pundits are speculating that the government is planning to allow the dam to go forward. [1-2]

The only way to stop it now is with a last-minute flood of public pressure, bigger than this government has ever seen.

If an unprecedented number of us flood the government with messages in this final moment, it could tip the scales and push them to cancel Site C.

But the decision on Site C could be made any moment now. Will you send a message to help deliver the final death blow to the Site C Dam?

[1] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/cancelling-site-c-will-be-a-tough-pillto-swallow-but-alternatives-are-harsher/article37193233/

[2] http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/prominent-ndp-members-ndp-volunteers-trade-unionists-sign-open-letter-premier-urging-2242383.htm

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Dear Ministers and MLAs,

I am writing to urge you to oppose the Site C dam. It’s a costly and environmentally-desctructive project that is out of step with the vision your party campaigned on in the May election.

BC residents simply can’t afford the hydro rate increases that Site C would bring. The project would add $9 billion (and likely much more) to BC Hydro’s already large debt, which will be paid for by British Columbians. And since BC doesn’t even need the power, it would have to be sold at a loss, costing British Columbians even more.

Your government campaigned on a promise to make life more affordable. Cancelling the costly and unnecessary Site C project is a concrete step to make good on that promise.

Furthermore, Site C tramples on the rights of Treaty 8 First Nations, who have the right to use the Peace River Valley for hunting, fishing and cultural purposes, and have expressed clear opposition to the dam.

Allowing the Site C project to continue would be inconsistent with your government’s commitment to adopting the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

As if that’s not bad enough, the dam is an environmental disaster. It would cause significant irreparable harm to fish and wildlife in the Peace Valley, and flood some of the best farmland in the province.

Stopping Site C would demonstrate your government is serious about defending the environment that sustains us.

British Columbians elected your government to bring a new kind of leadership to our province -- leadership that puts the interests of regular BC residents ahead of big-money donors and special interests. Christy Clark’s wealthy donors want Site C, but regular people across the province are opposed.

Please stand up for First Nations, BC ratepayers, and our precious environment by cancelling Site C as soon as possible.

Sincerely,

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