Site C
Clean Energy Project

News and Information

The news and information section includes media releases, information sheets, field work notices and project videos about Site C.

Field Work Notices

Throughout the construction period, BC Hydro will continue to conduct environmental and engineering field work on and around the Peace River between the Williston Reservoir and the Alberta border to inform construction plans, mitigation and monitoring programs.

Latest Field Work Summary

January 2020

2020 Field Work Summary PDF • 158 KB

2019 Field Study Notices

2019 Field Work Summary PDF • 233 KB

2018 Field Study Notices

2018 Field Work Summary PDF • 228 KB

2017 Field Study Notices

2017 Field Work Summary PDF • 32 KB

2016 Field Study Notices

Summer 2016

July Field Work Summary PDF • 32 KB

Spring 2016

May Field Work Summary PDF • 31 KB

Winter 2016

January Field Work Summary PDF • 53 KB

2015 Field Study Notices

Fall 2015

December Field Study Summary PDF • 52 KB
November Field Study Summary PDF • 134 KB
October Field Study Summary PDF • 88 KB

Summer 2015

September Field Study Summary PDF • 92 KB
July and August 2015 Field Study Summary – Updated PDF • 97 KB

Spring 2015

June 2015 Field Study Summary PDF • 75 KB
May 2015 Field Study Summary PDF • 18 KB
May 2015 Wildlife and Vegetation Surveys PDF • 67 KB
May 2015 Water Quality Monitoring PDF • 35 KB
May 2015 Heritage Program PDF • 68 KB
Notice of Noxious Weed Control Program PDF • 34 KB
April 2015 Field Study Notice PDF • 66 KB

Winter 2015

March 2015 Field Study Notice PDF • 66 KB
February 2015 Field Study Notice PDF • 66 KB
January 2015 Field Study Notice PDF • 92 KB

2014 Field Study Notices

Fall 2014

December Field Study Overview PDF • 81 KB
November Field Study Overview (updated) PDF • 97 KB
October Field Study Overview PDF • 105 KB
October 2014: Traffic Counts PDF • 37 KB

Summer 2014

September Field Study Overview PDF • 110 KB
September 2014: Bald Eagle Nest Platform and Bat Roost Box Surveys PDF • 34 KB
September 2014: Beaver Study PDF • 33 KB
August 2014: Heritage Mitigation Field Trial at the Dam Site PDF • 37 KB
August 2014: Rare and Sensitive Ecosystem Surveys PDF • 33 KB
July 2014: Rare Plants Study PDF • 33 KB
July 2014: Distribution Line Site Inspections PDF • 100 KB
July 2014: Danger Tree Assessment and Removal PDF • 34 KB
July 2014: Geotechnical Investigations and Soil Resistivity Testing Along Transmission Right-of-Way PDF • 34 KB
July / August Field Study Overview PDF • 112 KB

Spring 2014

June Field Study Overview PDF • 96 KB
June 2014: Dam Site Investigations PDF • 180 KB
June 2014: Heritage Study Program PDF • 73 KB
May 2014: Feasibility Study – Field Trial for Biochar PDF • 153 KB
2014 Field Season: Notice of Noxious Weed Control Program PDF • 29 KB
May Field Study Overview PDF • 62 KB
April 2014: Forestry Site Inspections PDF • 68 KB
April Field Study Overview PDF • 106 KB
April 2014: Peace River Turbidity and Suspended Sediment Monitoring PDF • 72 KB
April 2014: South Bank Construction Access Road Site Inspections PDF • 69 KB
April 2014: North Bank Construction Access Roads Site Inspections PDF • 68 KB

Winter 2014

March 2014: Moberly River Bridge Assessment PDF • 85 KB
March 2014: Avian Surveys PDF • 85 KB
March 2014: Amphibian Surveys PDF • 85 KB
March 2014: Distribution Line Site Inspections PDF • 85 KB
March Field Study Overview PDF • 85 KB
February Field Study Overview PDF • 85 KB
February 2014: Geotechnical Investigations for South Bank Access PDF • 65 KB
January Field Study Overview PDF • 85 KB

2013 Field Study Notices

Fall 2013

December Field Study Overview PDF • 93 KB
November Field Study Overview PDF • 88 KB
October 2013: Site-Specific Archaeological Assessment PDF • 67 KB
October 2013: Heavy and Oversize Loads Transport Logistics Study PDF • 68 KB
October – November 2013: Investigations for Construction Access Roads PDF • 65 KB

Summer 2013

September and October Field Study Notice PDF • 91 KB
Notice of Work: Low Level Aircraft Flight – Jackfish Lake Road Area PDF • 67 KB
July 2013: Geotechnical Investigations for Proposed Road Upgrades – Jackfish Lake Road PDF • 69 KB
July and August Field Study Overview PDF • 99 KB
July 2013: Dam Site Investigations PDF • 86 KB

Spring 2013

June Field Study Overview PDF • 92 KB
June 2013: Topographic Surveys PDF • 69 KB
June 2013: Geotechnical Investigations for Road Upgrades PDF • 75 KB
May and June 2013: Traffic Counts PDF • 68 KB
2013 Field Season: Notice of Noxious Weed Control Program PDF • 65 KB
May Field Study Overview PDF • 92 KB
May 2013: Amphibian Surveys PDF • 65 KB
May 2013: Bat Surveys PDF • 71 KB
April 2013: Geomorphology and Sediment Transport Studies PDF • 68 KB
April Field Study Overview PDF • 85 KB
March 2013: Waterfowl Survey PDF • 67 KB

Winter 2013

March Field Study Overview PDF • 85 KB
February Field Study Overview PDF • 85 KB
January Field Study Overview PDF • 83 KB

2012 Field Study Notices

October 2012: November and December Field Study Overview PDF • 88 KB
October 2012: Jackfish Lake Moose and Elk Monitoring Program PDF • 67 KB
October 2012: Construction Access Roads Topographic Survey & Geotechnical Investigations – Transmission Line Right-of-Way PDF • 65 KB
September 2012: Construction Access Roads Topographic Survey & Geotechnical Investigations PDF • 65 KB
September 2012: Construction Materials Investigations PDF • 67 KB
September 2012: September and October Field Study Overview PDF • 103 KB
September 2012: Notice of Helicopter Work PDF • 66 KB
July 2012: July and August Field Study Overview (updated) PDF • 112 KB
July 2012: Construction Materials Investigations PDF • 67 KB
July 2012: Migratory Birds Study Program PDF • 67 KB
July 2012: Baseline Groundwater Monitoring PDF • 65 KB
May 2012: Notice of Helicopter Work PDF • 66 KB
May 2012: May and June Field Study Overview PDF • 90 KB
May 2012: Geotechnical Investigations and Instrumentation Monitoring PDF • 68 KB
May 2012: Adit Construction PDF • 66 KB
May 2012: Amphibian Surveys PDF • 65 KB
May 2012: Avian Study Program PDF • 67 KB
May 2012: Bat Surveys PDF • 67 KB
May 2012: Dragonfly Study PDF • 65 KB
May 2012: Garter Snake Hibernacula Study PDF • 67 KB
May 2012: Aquatic Productivity and Modelling Study PDF • 67 KB
May 2012: Peace River Fish and Fish Habitat Inventories PDF • 67 KB
May 2012: Peace, Pine, Moberly and Halfway River Fish Movement PDF • 118 KB
May 2012: Geomorphology and Sediment Transport Studies PDF • 67 KB
May 2012: Agricultural Assessment Study PDF • 68 KB
May 2012: Heritage Study Program PDF • 68 KB
May 2012: Forestry Surveys PDF • 67 KB
May 2012: Habitat Mapping Ground Surveys PDF • 64 KB
May 2012: Rare Plants Study PDF • 65 KB
May 2012: Notice of Noxious Weed Control Program PDF • 65 KB
March and April Field Study Overview PDF • 85 KB
February Field Study Overview PDF • 87 KB
December and January Field Study Overview PDF • 86 KB

2011 Field Study Notices

November 2011: Field Study Overview PDF, 81 KB
October 2011: Field Study Overview PDF, 102 KB
September 2011: Field Study Overview (updated) PDF • 187 KB
September 2011: Beaver Study PDF • 69 KB
August 2011: Socio-Economic Assessment PDF • 70 KB
August 2011: Notice of Geotechnical Drilling along Highway 29 PDF • 3.9 MB
August 2011: Notice of Geotechnical Drilling Work (updated) PDF • 67 KB
August 2011: Notice of Helicopter Work (updated) PDF • 66 KB
August 2011: Investigations for Construction Access Roads PDF • 42 KB
Notice of Noxious Weed Control Program PDF • 70 KB
August 2011: Habitat and Mapping Ground Surveys PDF • 70 KB
August 2011: Small Mammal Study PDF • 70 KB
July 2011: Rare Plants Study PDF • 70 KB
July–August 2011: Field Study Overview PDF • 103 KB
June 2011: Field Study Overview PDF • 101 KB
June 2011: Highway 29 Topographical Survey Program PDF • 74 KB
May 2011: Notice of Helicopter Work PDF • 73 KB
Notice of Geotechnical Drilling Work PDF • 42 KB
- Notice of Geotechnical Drilling Work (community notice) PDF • 511 KB
Site C Project Moving to Environmental Assessment Process
2011 Field Study Season Open House Information Session, April 5 and April 6, 2011
- Display Boards PDF, 2.5 MB
- Meeting Notes PDF • 136 KB
- Presentation PDF • 279 KB
May 2011: Field Study Overview PDF • 97 KB
May 2011: Heritage Study Program PDF • 75 KB
May 2011: Reservoir Clearing Plan Investigations PDF • 73 KB
May 2011: Peace, Moberly and Halfway River Fish Movement PDF • 125 KB
May 2011: Peace, Moberly and Halfway River Fish Inventories PDF • 73 KB
May 2011: Peace River Aquatic Productivity and Modelling Study PDF • 73 KB
May 2011: Dam Site Investigations PDF • 74 KB
April 2011: 2011 Field Study Season Open House Information Session Presentation
April 2011: Field Study Overview PDF • 152 KB
April 2011: Garter Snake Hibernacula Study PDF • 73 KB
April 2011: Geomorphology and Sediment Transport Studies PDF • 73 KB
April 2011: Noise Monitoring PDF • 73 KB
April 2011: Geotechnical Investigations – Shoreline PDF • 74 KB
March 2011: 2011 Field Study Season Open House Information Session – April 5 and April 6, 2011 PDF, 34 KB
March 2011: Condition Assessment of Adit on North Bank PDF, 76 KB
March 2011: Avian Study Program PDF • 128 KB
March 2011: Field Study Overview (updated) PDF, 209 KB
February 2011: Air Quality Monitoring PDF, 73 KB
February 2011: Field Study Overview PDF • 194 KB
February 2011: Mule Deer, Moose and Elk Monitoring Program PDF • 44 KB
January 2011: Geotechnical Studies PDF • 128 KB
January 2011: Field Study Overview PDF • 195 KB

2010 Field Study Notices

December 2010: Field Study Overview PDF • 103 KB
December 2010: Fisher Study Program PDF, 40 KB
November 2010: Field Study Overview PDF, 369 KB
October 2010: Field Study Overview PDF • 372 KB
October 2010: Heritage Study Program PDF, 95 KB
Public Notices of Field Study Activities PDF • 214 KB
September 2010: Field Studies Overview PDF, 556 KB
August 2010: Geotechnical Work PDF, 652 KB
August 2010: Bat Surveys PDF • 95 KB
August 2010: Field Studies Overview PDF • 185 KB
July 2010: Field Studies Overview PDF, 1.2 MB
June 2010: Geotechnical Studies PDF • 649 KB
June 2010: Field Studies Overview PDF • 186 KB
May 2010: Field Studies Overview PDF • 187 KB
April 2010: Field Studies Overview PDF, 257 KB
March 2010: Tree Removal to be Conducted on Existing Access Road for Safe Access PDF, 186 KB
March 2010: Field Studies Overview PDF • 243 KB
February 2010: Mule Deer, Moose and Elk Monitoring Program - Aerial Monitoring and Snow Monitoring Stations PDF, 198 KB
February 2010: Field Studies Overview PDF, 245 KB
January 2010: Field Studies Overview PDF • 243 KB
January 2010: Mule Deer, Moose and Elk Monitoring Program PDF • 200 KB

2009 Field Study Notices

December 2009: Field Studies Overview PDF • 259 KB
November 2009: Field Studies Overview PDF, 244 KB
October 2009: Field Studies Overview PDF • 273 KB
September 2009: Field Studies Overview PDF • 249 KB
August 2009: Investigations for Potential Sources of Construction Material PDF • 160 KB
August 2009: Field Studies Overview PDF • 368 KB
July 2009: Terrain Topography and Geomorphology Assessment Field Study PDF • 194 KB
July 2009: Field Studies Overview PDF • 365 KB
June 2009: Field Studies Overview PDF, 385 KB
May 2009: Field Studies Overview PDF • 632 KB
April 2009: Field Studies Overview PDF • 580 KB
March 2009: Field Studies Overview PDF • 318 KB
February – March 2009: Wind Monitoring Field Studies PDF • 159 KB
February 2009: Field Studies Overview PDF • 327 KB

2008 Field Study Notices

November – December 2008: Field Studies Overview PDF • 285 KB
October – December 2008: Slope Monitoring Instrumentation Reading PDF • 596 KB
October 2008: Field Studies Overview PDF • 762 KB
September 2008: Geotechnical Investigations Field Studies PDF, 65 KB
August 2008: Geological Field Studies PDF • 86 KB
August 2008: Field Studies Overview PDF • 239 KB
July 2008: Slope Monitoring Instrumentation Condition Assessment Field Study PDF • 94 KB
July 2008: Rare Plant, Waterfowl, Butterfly and Bat Surveys PDF • 88 KB
July-September 2008: Property Mapping Field Surveys PDF • 87 KB
June-July 2008: Field Studies Overview PDF • 254 KB
June-July 2008: Geological Field Studies PDF • 80 KB
June 2008: Geological Field Studies PDF • 81 KB
May – October 2008: Owl-call playback, Waterfowl, Breeding Bird and Amphibian Surveys PDF • 67 KB
May – October 2008: Peace River Tributary Fisheries Study PDF • 66 KB
May 2008 – 2009: Monthly Angling and River-Based Recreation Use Survey PDF • 94 KB
May 2008: Site C Water Quality Baseline Study continues PDF • 67 KB
Spring to Fall 2008: Periodic Aerial Surveys for Site C Field Studies PDF • 70 KB
April 28 to Mid-May, 2008: Geological Field Studies PDF • 92 KB
Week of March 31, 2008: Field Studies Info. Sheet: Fish Tracking Program PDF • 134 KB
Week of February 25, 2008: Site C Water Quality Baseline Study PDF • 69 KB
Week of February 4, 2008: Preparation for Environmental and Engineering Studies PDF • 97 KB

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