Hat Creek Project

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Identifier: 1.01621
Title: Hat Creek Project
Scope and contents: Item is a photograph of the landscape of the Hat Creek area. There are sparsely forested hills in the back ground and a dirt road going through some underbrush in the foreground.
Date: July 1976
Spatial Coverage: Hat Creek (B.C.)
Subject: Rural lands
Context: This photo depicts the area that would be impacted by a proposed coal mining project at Hat Creek. B.C. Hydro proposed that these coal mines be used to fuel generators for a thermal power station, known as the "Hat Creek Project". The proposed site was close to Bonaparte Reserve, Cornwall, Pavilion, Deadman’s Creek, Fountain and Bridge River Reserves. Concerns arose regarding the environmental impacts and the imposition of inherent Aboriginal water rights.; Hat Creek Project
Physical description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.6 cm
Related materials: Related article appeared on pages 6 to 8 of the January/February 1977 issue of Nesika, entitled "Go-Aheads Nears for Giant"
Statement of Responsibility: Basil, Steven (photographer)
Rights
Rights Holder: Copyright held by Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs; To request permission for use or copies please contact the UBCIC Library and Archives.
General notes: Title based on contents of the image
Last Modified: August 26, 2024

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