Yet another damning #SiteC exposé by @BenParfittCCPA, on who knew about the instability at #SiteC, and when. "Court documents & FOI materials show BC Hydro knew that shale would move at the troubled construction project, yet Hydro proceeded with river diversion". #bcpoli
https://twitter.com/CCPA_BC/status/1314339793313116162
@BenParfittCCPA ..Even if BC Hydro HAD built its drainage tunnel before it poured the massive concrete buttress on #SiteC's south bank, it's very unlikely it would have been stable or safe to put a reservoir behind. Given the known instability, tho, it's amazing they ignored their OWN schedule..
In short this is a tale about engineers signing off on things they should never have signed off on, & BC Hydro letting them.
If the public ever had trust that engineers at #SiteC know what they're doing or are putting worker & public safety first, this should put an end to that.
If the public ever had trust that engineers at #SiteC know what they're doing or are putting worker & public safety first, this should put an end to that.
..My engineer colleague is now responding to Ben Parfitt's #SiteC exposé: "Evidence that this is not bedrock... Hate to be a Hydro engineer like Nunn or Little with this document out now...Knowing the shale could move was reason to cancel the project" #bcpoli
..."Legal firms no doubt raising alarms now. This is negligence on the part of the engineers, Hydro and politicians should any failure happen to cost lives in the future. The engineers had a legal "duty to warn", and not be involved with this design or construction..."
..I asked the engineer where the worst smoking gun was in this #SiteC material, and he said "the whole thing is a smoking gun. Both referenced reports are a smoking gun." They all knew. #bcpoli #BCelxn2020
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