"This is the last land we have. Future generations have a right to a landscape that is the same as their ancestors knew it." - Treaty 8 First Nation Elder

The Treaty 8 First Nations, the Wilderness Committee and the Peace Valley Environment Association are embarking on a province wide speaking tour to take about the threats to the beautiful and the ecologically important Peace River Valley. And we are coming to a city near you!

Nestled in the Northeast corner of British Columbia, the Peace River Valley is home to Treaty 8 First Nations' hunting, fishing, and trapping grounds, fertile agricultural lands and farms, old growth boreal forests, and is one of the most important wildlife corridors in the Yellowstone to Yukon migration corridor chain. But the beautiful Peace River Valley is under threat.

Come learn about the consequences of the six billion dollar Site C Mega Dam project and hear first hand from people most directly impacted by the project. If you care about climate change, food security, Indigenous Rights and wilderness areas or are curious about energy demands in the province, this is a must attend event.

Please join us for the event in your community, and help us spread the word about this important issue.

» Download our poster
» Watch an APTN broadcast on the Peace River Dam [select "Peace River Dam" in the right-hand column]



The Site C Dam proposed by the BC government will devastate the Treaty 8 Territory of the Peace River Valley First Nation peoples. Food security and environmental sustainability will be lost as hunting, fishing and 7000 acres of prime agricultural land will be eliminated. Government intends to proceed with the dam after completing an environmental assessment process in two years. However the EA processes have been weakened by both Canada and BC. In addition the BC Public Utilities Commission has been stripped of its oversight role. Thus we must find effective ways to have our voices heard.



To stop the Site C Dam, we need to ensure that people all over the province are concerned and ready to act. The Tour is a natural progression from our 2010 fall campaign events: First Nations Site C Leadership Summit and Paddle to the Premier. Similar to the noted past events, we will continue to gather people together and share our stories by taking the northern voice across B.C. The Tour will help create a database of people to pull from for major campaign calls to action. We will also focus on getting media coverage and making ripples in communities.



Meet the Peace is a ten-day, province-wide speaking tour to connect the people of British Columbia to the beauty and threats facing the Peace River Valley, and to give people the tools to take action against the proposed Site C Dam.

Kootenays

May 9, 7pm: Kelowna
Okanagan College KLO Campus, Lecture Theatre, S building, 1000 KLO Road

May 10, 7pm: Kamloops
Clocktower Theatre, Thompson Rivers University

May 11: Golden
Jita's Cafe, 1007 11th Ave S

May 12: Nelson
Nelson United Church, 602 Silica St.

Lower Mainland

May 30: Victoria
First Metropolitan United Church, corner of Quadra and Balmoral

May 31: Vancouver
Heritage Hall, 3102 Main St.

June 1: Sunshine Coast
Roberts Creek Community Hall, 1309 Roberts Ck Rd.

June 2: Whistler
Whistler Public Library, 4329 Main St.

Interior
To be determined.