BC Creek Protection Society

ATTACHMENT: EAO announcement The Stl’ixwim Hydro Corp. (previously Renewable Power Corp.) is proposing to build six interconnected run-of-river private hydroelectric facilities on streams that discharge into the Tzoonie River or Narrows Inlet northeast of Sechelt, B.C. The proposed project must be reviewed under BC and Canada’s Environmental Assessment Acts and obtain an environmental assessment certificate before any work begins. (Click here for more on the Environmental Assessment Acts and approval processes.) Prior to the application for this certificate, Stl’ixwim Hydro Corp. must provide the Environmental Assessment Office of British Columbia (EAO) with Terms of Reference, which outline the studies to be conducted and detailed information that will be provided with the application for the certificate. This is your opportunity to comment on the draft Terms of Reference. The EAO invites the public to an open house, to be held as follows: At: Seaside Centre – 5790 Teredo Street, Sechelt, B.C. On: December 10, 2008 From: 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Stl’ixwim Hydro Corp will present the Terms of Reference and will be followed by a presentation by the EAO on its process. The public will have an opportunity to ask questions at 7:00 pm. This is an opportunity for citizens to voice concerns over privately operated run-of-river hydro projects. For more complete details, please see attached a PDF copy of the Open House and Invitation to Comment notification issued by the BC Environmental Assessment Office. If you cannot access the file, this information is also available at: http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca/ ATTACHMENT: EAO announcement

Size of Plutonic proposal raises alarms Bute Inlet project 100 times larger than typical private venture Larry Pynn, Vancouver Sun Published: Saturday, December 06, 2008 Plutonic Power Corporation is scaling new heights for independent power projects — and the environmental concerns that accompany them — with a proposal to BC Hydro for a 1,027-megawatt hydro power project at the head of Bute Inlet on B.C.’s central coast. The proposal is 100 times larger than the current average run-of-river hydro project and involves a record 17 stream diversions, 445 kilometres of transmission lines, 314 km of roads, 142 bridges, 16 power houses, and a substation. FULL ARTICLE