Save Our Rivers Society is proud to present the final installment of the documentary series that has taken viewers all around the province to witness precious rivers threatened by private power project proposals. This 4 min film, entitled "Rivers at Risk: British Columbia" brings the series to a close with a visual tour of rivers in every corner of the province - shot by filmmaker Damien Gillis throughout the past several years - including those threatened by proposals and those already being torn apart by private river power construction. This film is essential viewing for all British Columbians. All six short documentaries in the "Rivers at Risk" series are available here.

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Bute Inlet - Sunshine Coast: One of the world's top eco-tourism and sport fishing destinations is under assault from General Electric/Plutonic Power's proposal for the largest proposed private hydro power project in Canadian history.  Includes footage from recent highly-charged public meetings about the proposed  mega-project, and high-definition aerial footage of this natural  wonder on BC's Sunshine Coast.  The project would see 17 different rivers diverted through miles of pipes, requiring some 450 km of transmission lines, 250 km of heavy industrial roads and over 100 bridges.  Any pretense of "green" power goes out the window with this mammoth proposal. 24 min.

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Glacier and Howser Creeks - Kootenays: Five pristine rivers around Duncan Lake - near Kaslo in the spectacular West Kootenay - are threatened by a 120 MW private river power proposal by Axor Corp.  The plan is to divert up to 90% of each of these rivers, including beloved Glacier and Howser Creeks, into a 4.5 metre-wide 16 KM tunnel to generate electricity and private profits for Axor Corp. and its investors.  As the water will never return to the original creeks from which it is diverted (instead dumping it into the Lake below) this cannot be rightly called "run of river" power.  One of the most environmentally troubling aspects of the proposal is the plan to get the power out of the valley by way of a 100 metre-wide 91KM transmission corridor carved out of old growth forests through the pristine Purcell mountain range. 11 min.

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Koch Creek - Kootenays: Journey to the Slocan Valley - in BC's spectacular Kootenays - to meet a biologist, community organizer, and group of kayakers all joining forces to save their beloved river from a private power project. The project, proposed by Vancouver developer Harold Kalke, would divert a significant amount of the river's flow through a 2.7 metre-wide pipe for 3.5 km.  The kayakers, as part of the Endangered Creeks Expedition, have been paddling rivers and creeks all throughout the Kootenays  - among the 80 or so in the region threatened by the Campbell government's private power gold rush - taking pictures and video to raise awareness about this agenda that will deprive British Columbians of control over our water and energy security.  Featuring action-packed whitewater footage! 10 min.

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Ryan River - Sea to Sky Country: The mighty Ryan River in the agricultural valley of Pemberton, BC is slated to have a significant amount of its natural flow diverted through a 10 KM-long, 5 metre-wide tunnel for a massive 145 megawatt private river power project proposed by Regional Power Inc. Farming families going back generations here in "Spud Valley" are concerned the project would increase flood risks from the wild, powerful Ryan - and that heavy environmental impacts like road and tunnel building, and the proposed 26.5 KM transmission line would damage eco-tourism and fish and wildlife values. 9 min.

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