B.C. grapples with future of Site C, as Premier Horgan sends ministers north

VICTORIA — The fate of the largest public project in British Columbia’s history, the Site C hydroelectric dam, will be the focus of intense scrutiny this week as provincial cabinet ministers travel north for last-minute consultations.

The New Democrats promised to decide Site C’s fate by the end of the year after a review by the B.C. Utilities Commission, the province’s independent energy regulator, concluded the dam is over budget and behind schedule.

Construction work on the $8.3-billion project began near Fort St. John in the northeastern part of the province more than two years ago.