The topic of first nation has always been a long debatable issue that has evoked immense controversy. The tension between the government and the first nation is augmented once again in regards to the issue of the Site C. In O’niel Peter’s article” First Nation chiefs to stage Site C showdown”, the author delineates the first nation’s appeal toward the rejection of the maga-project – Site C.

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Site C, which is BC hydro’s billion dollar project that involves the construction of the third dam and the hydroelectric station is believed will be producing “about 5,100 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity each year — enough energy to power the equivalent of about 450,000 homes per year in B.C.” The first nation’s proposal to reject the project demonstrates both the social and environment factors of the PESTEL analysis when evaluating the situation of BC Hydro – the potential environmental destruction that may emerge from the project as well as the protest from the first nations whom are occupies a large section of the northern B.C. However, in my opinion, as the government has never been in favor of conducting litigation with the first nation people, the future of BC hydro’s project may very well face determination.

references:

https://www.bchydro.com/energy-in-bc/projects/site_c.html

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/First+Nation+chiefs+stage+Site+showdown/10215965/story.html?__federated=1