The B.C. government has announced that construction of the multi-billion-dollar Site C dam will proceed.
UBC experts are available to comment:
Werner Antweiler
UBC Sauder School of Business
Tel: 604-822-8484
Email: werner.antweiler@sauder.ubc.ca
- Approval process for Site C
- Environmental impact
- Energy policy
*Available from 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Karen Bakker
Department of Geography
Program on Water Governance
Tel: 778-847-2663
Email: karen.bakker@ubc.ca
- Site C
- Water security
*Available from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Monday
Gordon Christie
Peter A. Allard School of Law
Email: christie@allard.ubc.ca
- The abilities of Indigenous communities to use Canadian law to advance their interests
*Available from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m.
George Hoberg
School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Tel: 604-822-3728
Email: george.hoberg@ubc.ca
- Site C
- Climate policy; forest policy; energy policy
Sheryl Lightfoot
First Nations and Indigenous Studies
Department of Political Science
Email: sheryl.lightfoot@ubc.ca
- Indigenous rights
*Limited availability on Monday
Jocelyn Stacey
Peter A. Allard School of Law
Email: stacey@allard.ubc.ca
- Canadian environmental law
- Environmental politics
*Available from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Monday
James Tansey
UBC Sauder School of Business
Email: james.tansey@sauder.ubc.ca
- Environmental considerations
- Indigenous concerns and economic impact
- Climate policy
- Carbon offsets and markets
*Available from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Monday
Hannah Wittman
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Cel: 778-999-1840
Email: hannah.wittman@ubc.ca
- Food security
- Sustainable agriculture
- Environmental politics