Evidence on the Adequacy of First Nations Consultation - BC Hydro ...

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would be filing on April 20, 2010. BC Hydro has not seen a copy of the SALD’s funding
request to the BCUC.
On April 21, 2010, BC Hydro responded to the April 14, 2010 SALD email. In its e‐mail, BC
Hydro set out the consultation efforts that BC Hydro has undertaken with the SALD and
its member Bands on the Project since December 15, 2008. BC Hydro offered to meet
with SALD to discuss their concerns at the SALD’s convenience.
On this same date, April 21, 2010, BC Hydro sent a letter to the SALD and its member
bands and enclosed a copy of BCTC’s Toby Creek Diversion Supplement that was filed
with the BCUC on April 20, 2010.
On April 22, 2010, BC Hydro left a phone message with the Technical Coordinator of the
SALD indicating that BC Hydro would like to discuss dates for a potential meeting and
asked the SALD to return the call. On April 26th, the SALD emailed BC Hydro to ask if
they could attend a meeting with the SALD on April 29th. On April 27th, BC Hydro
confirmed that they would be able to attend, but the SALD asked for the meeting to be
rescheduled for the following week. Communications between the parties continue, but
as of May 6, 2010, no date has been set for this meeting.
On May 6, 2010, the SIB provided to BC Hydro a copy of a letter signed by the Chief of
Splatsin (a member of SALD) confirming support of the SIB and the SIB’s relationship to
the Project.
Copies of the various letters and other materials sent to and received from the SALD are
included in Appendix A.
2.5 Specific Environmental Consultation and Accommodation
In addition to other consultation and accommodation measures identified in the
Application, the responses to information requests, and in this document, BCTC and BC
Hydro have:
BCTC Columbia Valley Transmission Project – <strong>Evidence</strong> on Adequacy of First Nations Consultation 8
7 May 2010