{"id":68,"date":"2014-10-06T22:52:02","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T05:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/moekourawa\/?p=68"},"modified":"2014-11-10T21:25:59","modified_gmt":"2014-11-11T04:25:59","slug":"class-10-pestle-analysis-of-bc-hydros-hydro-site-c-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/moekourawa\/2014\/10\/06\/class-10-pestle-analysis-of-bc-hydros-hydro-site-c-project\/","title":{"rendered":"FIRST NATIONS vs BC HYDRO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/First+Nation+chiefs+stage+Site+showdown\/10215965\/story.html#ixzz3FOflT1p2\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vancouver Sun article\u00a0<\/span><\/a>\u00a0addresses the conflict between the First Nation\u00a0and the BC Hydro regarding\u00a0the\u00a0proposal of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bchydro.com\/energy-in-bc\/projects\/site_c.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BC Hydro\u2019s Site C project<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0the\u00a0construction of a dam and 1,100-megawatt hydroelectric generating station on the Peace River in northeastern British Columbia. Although\u00a0the\u00a0project promises to become BC&#8217;s\u00a0clean source of energy to fulfil\u00a0the\u00a0ever-growing population and demand in Victoria, the external factors are causing a huge impact\u00a0on\u00a0the pursuit of the\u00a0project; in particular, the First Nations are directly affected by this project.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 446px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bchydro.com\/content\/dam\/BCHydro\/customer-portal\/graphics\/illustrations\/site-c-feature-area-rendering-illustration.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"146\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Source: www.bchydro.com\/ The proposal of the BC Hydro Site C project is refused by the Tsilhqot\u2019in First Nation<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>PESTLE Analysis:\u00a0<\/strong>The main the external threats to BC Hydro&#8217;s proposal are the <em>political, social <\/em>and\u00a0<em>environmental\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0factors, while the\u00a0<em>economical\u00a0<\/em>and <em>environmental<\/em><i>\u00a0<\/i>factors are the driving force for the dam construction plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Political<\/em>: BC Hydro is forced to pause the operation of the project because they are violating the First Nation policies and\u00a0agreement [under the Indian Act].<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Environmental<\/em>:\u00a0The project will consequent in flooding\u00a083km of the Peace River Valley, land important\u00a0for BC&#8217;s food security and community resilience &#8211; leading BC Hydros to face huge\u00a0environmental conflict. It also induces a detrimental affect on the local farmland and wildlife habitat. Nonetheless, building\u00a0the dam will create access to hydroelectric power (renewable energy source) that is better for the environment &#8211; minimises\u00a0the national dependence on crude oil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Social<\/em>: Impairs the First Nation&#8217;s\u00a0rights to fish, hunt and use land for ceremonial purposes. Traditional value must be preserved.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Economical<\/em>: Creates a sustainable source to satisfy\u00a0the growing demand for energy, creating huge opportunity for BC Hyrdo to generate\u00a0revenue.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>My thoughts<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>Coming from a foreign background and only recently\u00a0introduced to the\u00a0land ownership conflict between the First Nations and the government, I can only offer limited explanation regarding this topic.\u00a0Nonetheless, this article really underlines the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">importance of being aware of the external factors <\/span>such as <strong>traditions (social)<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>laws <\/strong>and<strong> regulations (political)<\/strong> when making business <span style=\"color: #000000;\">decisions. In my opinion,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>at this time and age, it is equally\u00a0important for the First Nations to recognise the country&#8217;s need for energy to cater the growing population and consumption of power.\u00a0I believe that\u00a0the economical\u00a0benefits of the BC Hydro project outweigh the cost. The generation of enormous energy will not only better the oil consumption problems in the long-run, but more importantly allow Canadian economy to be less dependent on the prices of oil.\u00a0The First Nations<\/span>\u00a0ought to be more\u00a0open about\u00a0agreeing on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">mutually benefitting resolution<\/span> (although, it is easier said then done).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Are corporations like BC Hydro\u00a0legally required to\u00a0consider the\u00a0legacy\u00a0of First Nations?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>What are the benefits for BC Hyrdro for\u00a0protect First Nations&#8217;\u00a0territories over supplying scarce resource to the BC residents?<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At the end of the day, the government and the First Nations are both fighting to make effort to create a better environment the\u00a0Canadians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For more information about the Site C Project,\u00a0check out<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/british-columbia\/site-c-recommendation\/article18565850\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> this article.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Additional comment after the Class 10\u00a0(13.10.2014)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>The lecture discussion opened my eyes to a new interpretation and deeper knowledge about the territorial values of the First Nations, and how it should\u00a0continue\u00a0to be\u00a0government\u2019s first responsibility to protect the environment in Canada and assure corporations are complying with the traditional law. Still, it is difficult to judge\u00a0the decisions based on the macroeconomic basis; but from what I learned in the lecture,\u00a0BC Hydro\u00a0should consider\u00a0the long-term impact of the project and the environment, and re-evaluate the extent of\u00a0damage it will have on their\u00a0intangible and more meaningful outcomes, such as company reputation\u00a0(even though profits can be made).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Work Cited<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> O&#8217;NEIL, PETER. &#8220;First Nation Chiefs to Stage Site C Showdown.&#8221;\u00a0<i>The Vancouver Sun<\/i>. Postmedia Network Inc., 18 Sept. 2014. Web. 10 Nov. 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vancouver Sun article\u00a0\u00a0addresses the conflict between the First Nation\u00a0and the BC Hydro regarding\u00a0the\u00a0proposal of BC Hydro\u2019s Site C project,\u00a0the\u00a0construction of a dam and 1,100-megawatt hydroelectric generating station on the Peace River in northeastern British Columbia. Although\u00a0the\u00a0project promises to become BC&#8217;s\u00a0clean source of energy to fulfil\u00a0the\u00a0ever-growing population and demand in Victoria, the external factors are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25939,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/moekourawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/moekourawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/moekourawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/moekourawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25939"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/moekourawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/moekourawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":210,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/moekourawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68\/revisions\/210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/moekourawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/moekourawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/moekourawa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}