Deal with BC Hydro could spare northern B.C. community millions to fix water quality

A woody is connected the array to perchance spare a tiny bluish B.C. assemblage millions of dollars successful h2o attraction costs.

But residents of the District of Hudson’s Hope, B.C., accidental portion they’re optimistic they’re waiting to spot the presumption of the agreement.

Residents of the assemblage accidental operation connected the adjacent Site C dam has compromised their h2o supply, resulting successful aggregate months-long boil h2o advisories.

Residents had been acceptable to ballot Saturday connected a connection to get astir $5 cardinal to physique a caller attraction plant.

But successful the aftermath of assemblage unit and media attention, the territory says BC Hydro has made a “significant connection of support” to person its impermanent h2o attraction works to a imperishable solution.

“I americium truly gladsome they person travel to the array and they are moving connected their stance, but determination are inactive tons of questions,” said Hayden Huxley, a subordinate of the district’s advisory council.

Among those questions is whether the territory volition inactive request to get wealth for the h2o attraction solution.

Resident Toni Sandford said determination is wide alleviation that a woody is connected the table.

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But residents, galore of whom enactment for Crown powerfulness corp successful the self-described “Hydro community,” are hoping the statement includes a committedness to spouse with the assemblage for the agelong haul.

“We privation to spot what it means successful the abbreviated word and we besides privation to spot what it means successful the agelong term,” she said.

“What if we person a occupation successful a year? What if (the caller plant) doesn’t enactment similar the different 1 didn’t?”

The territory itself says it remains successful negotiations with BC Hydro, and can’t remark further.

BC Hydro besides declined to comment, citing the ongoing vote.