There is still no decision about what to do with the massive work camp that housed those building the Site C Dam project, near Fort St. John.
BC Hydro says they are in talks with a number of potential buyers and have received a lot of interest in recent weeks.
Hydro officials said that discarding the facility in a local landfill is a last resort. In March, reports that the 665,443 square foot building might be left at a landfill, alarmed directors with the Peace River Regional District.
PRRD directors were contacted by a company hired by BC Hydro. The company inquired about the capacity and sorting requirements at the North Peace Regional Land.
The “Solid Waste Funding Agreement” between BC Hydro and the Peace River Regional District (PRRD), established in 2024, outlines compensation received for waste generated by the project.
The facility will remain in use until sometime later in the summer. The camp includes dorms, kitchen and dining facilities and has been in use since 2016. Bob Gammer with BC Hydro said, “There is no timeline on a decision on how to decommission the facility.”
At its peak it housed over 2000 workers. There have been suggestions that the building could be used to house the homeless.
As for the $16-billion Site C Dam project, the fifth of six generators is expected to come online in June.