The flooding of Peace farmland for the Site C reservoir has been pushed back till next year, but funds continue to flow to projects in the region from the BC Hydro Peace Agricultural Compensation Fund created to offset its impacts. The fund’s board of directors has approved $107,155 in grants to six projects that support …
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Site C fund awards grants
Ten projects are receiving more than $175,000 from the compensation fund set up to offset the agricultural impacts of the Site C dam project. Summit Acre Farm in Fort St. John won the largest portion of the latest disbursement, receiving $50,000 to relocate a harvester silo. Hanna Acres, also in Fort St. John, will receive …