Vaughn Palmer: B.C. Hydro knew of Site C woes two years before the public was told

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Opinion: The seriousness of foundation problems was widely known by early 2020, but Premier Horgan engineered a cone of silence until after the election

“On a monthly basis, the project assurance board is provided information on the project including the key project risks,” says Hydro in a filing to the B.C. Utilities Commission released this week. “The geotechnical risks associated with the foundation enhancements have been included in these materials every month since September 2018.”

The displacement, a mere five millimetres, was not by itself considered consequential up to that time. “There is some urgency associated with this undertaking,” repeated the board, “since mitigation, if needed, may be costly and might impact the schedule.” Together this “new information on foundation conditions indicates that past design criteria will not be satisfied without additional mitigation measures.”

Hydro has released the agenda for the Jan 7-10 meetings and a summary of the findings and recommendations.

 

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The Vancouver Sun.. HAHAHAHAHA awe, buying your readers now?

What is the point ? They should come out naked yelling and screaming everytime theres an issue? What nonsense. Let the people do their goddamn job. Evaluate all options and risks. Give the government a chance to review & analyse the problem first. Sheesh

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