In Pictures: Picking up a generations-old fight against a dam project
Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman, centre, asks questions of BC Hydro representatives while they do a presentation on Jan. 16, 2013, about the possible affects of the proposed Site C Hydro Development Dam on the Peace River.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
Pat Pimm, Peace River North MLA, stands near a map in his constituency office in Fort St. John, B.C., on Jan. 16, 2013 that shows what will happen to the Peace River and surrounding area if the Site C Hydro Development Dam is built.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
The area of the Peace River where the proposed dam would be built near Fort St. John, on Jan. 17, 2013.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
Arlene Boon, whose grandfather bought the family property along the Peace River outside of Fort St. John, and her husband Ken stand in the small Bear Flat Museum they run.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
Arlene and Ken Boon check out an oat silo on their property. The flooding and safety zones for the proposed Site C Hydro Development Dam would gobble up their property, which they refuse to sell.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
Some of the artifacts in the Bear Flat Museum.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
Arlene and Ken Boon walk along their property on Jan. 16, 2013.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
A model of the proposed Site C Hydro Development Dam at the community consultation office in Fort St. John.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
A flood level sign posted on the Boons’ property indicates the threat posed by the dam project.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
Arlene Boon looks over a map provided by BC Hydro.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail
Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman stands at a lookout point for the Peace River in an area that would be severely flooded by the proposed Site C dam.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail