CBC
Small town on hook for $5M after B.C. Hydro impacts water quality
Residents of a town affected by the construction of the Site C dam are set to vote on whether their district should borrow nearly $5 million to pay for a new water treatment plant.Hudson’s Hope, B.C., with a population of about 850, is located on the banks of the Peace River, about 85 kilometres upriver from the new dam.In recent years, with the construction of Site C, residents have faced issues and uncertainty with tap water quality related to dam construction, including a two-month-long “do n