Read this article from the Georgia Straight on the concerns of environmental groups over the prohibitively small amount of funding made available to participate in the Joint Panel Review into the proposed Site C Dam.

"A prominent B.C. environmental leader is slamming the Conservative government for achieving “a new low” by capping funding for interveners in the Site C dam’s joint environmental assessment process. 'While $19,000 [per organization] may look like a fair amount of money, when you’re talking about having to hire technical experts, lawyers, and researchers, it does not go very far, especially when stacked up against the kind of resources B.C. Hydro has at its disposal,' George Heyman, executive director of Sierra Club B.C., told the Straight by phone. 'So it’s an extremely tipped playing field.'

The provincial and federal environmental-assessment offices announced on September 30 that a harmonized environmental assessment process, including a joint review panel, will be undertaken for the Site C project. The proposed dam would be the third on the Peace River, alongside the W. A. C. Bennett and Peace Canyon dams." (Nov. 24, 2011)

Read full article: http://www.straight.com/article-546646/vancouver/groups-slam-site-c-assessment-funding-cap