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CanGEA Rejected as Site C Dam Project Intervenor (Alaska Highway News)

An artist's rendering of the Site C project.

Three groups that hoped to speak in court about the Site C dam project have all been rejected. They include CanGEA, the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association.

Site C, approved last December, is a dam that could cost around $8.8 billion, and would be built seven kilometers from Fort St. John. Affected landowners and several local First Nations have attempted to challenge the project in court to keep it from going forward. They are set to appear in court later this month to argue their cases in a judicial review that will determine whether it can or should go to court.

On Monday, various groups argued that they should be granted “intervenor” status in the judicial review. An intervenor is a person who, even though they aren’t named as a plaintiff or defendant in a law case, wants to be added as a party to defend their interests which may be affected by the court case.

CanGEA wanted to be deemed intervenors in the landowner's case. CanGEA wanted to intervene because they have offered geothermal as an alternative to the Site C project. This court case would affect whether or not that alternative would go through.

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