Labour leaders say they’re concerned BC workers could be shut out of BC Hydro’s $1.75 billion construction project on the Site C Dam in Northwest B.C.
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As of December 21, there were no job postings listed from Peace River Hydro Partners through the agency, although there were several listed for ATCO Two Rivers Camps Services Ltd., the company contracted for the Site C work camp.
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“We said on November 25 that the cost would be “more than $1.5 billion” and that a final value would be known once we had concluded a contract”, said BC Hydro spokesman Craig Fitzsimmons in an email.
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“We’ve had very strong bids for each of the contracts (to date)”, McDonald said.
The contract is expected to create over 8,000 jobs over the eight-year period.
In the release, Petrowest president and chief executive officer Rick Quigley said: “We look forward to working closely with local workers and First Nations communities to maximize the economic opportunity for families in the Peace region”.
The announcement sparked a call from B.C.’s construction unions for Hydro and Premier Christy Clark to make a stronger guarantee that British Columbians will get most of those jobs.
According to the BC Building Trades Council, the contract means workers from Alberta and Saskatchewan may be eligible to fill as many as 1500 jobs.
“Only when every qualified BC construction worker who wants a jobs on this project has been hired should BC Hydro even consider looking outside the province for workers – and that’s simply not the case today at all”.
A series of job fairs business networking sessions are being planned for early 2016, which will give local, regional and aboriginal businesses and job seekers the chance to meet the Peace River team and other project contractors.
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Image: Illustration of Site C hydroelectric project.
