Hat Creek

Identifier

1.02164

Title

Hat Creek

Scope and contents

Item is a photograph of the land that would be impacted by the B.C. Hydro coal mining project at Hat Creek, British Columbia.

Date

November 1978

Spatial Coverage

Hat Creek (B.C.)

Subject

Rural lands

Context

The photo is a snapshot of the natural environment that was going to be threatened by the mining project proposed by B.C. Hydro who wanted to use the Hat Creek coal deposit to fuel generators for electric power generation. Because this large coal deposit contained high levels of sulphur and other toxic trace elements, environmentalists were concerned that even with pollution control devices, the mining would result in the drift of acid rain which would threaten the fragile ecology of the dry alkaline interior. The people of the Bonaparte Reserve who live closest to the project were concerned as well and were already being negatively impacted by having their livelihoods threatened. Since B.C. Hydro had been buying out ranching operations to secure the land for the project, half of the people on the Bonaparte Band List were forced to leave their homes to look for other employment.

Hat Creek Project

Physical description

1 photograph : b&w acetate negative ; 35 mm

Related materials

Related article appeared on page 10 of UBCIC News (February 1979), entitled "Hydro Buying Out Ranches".

Statement of Responsibility

Cuthand, Beth (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 transcribed from back of photograph print

Last Modified

August 26, 2024