British Columbia announces that the Site C hydroelectric dam on the Peace River near Fort St. John is being renamed in honour of the late premier John Horgan. Multiple outlets report the province is designating the project the “John Horgan Dam and Generating Station.” The move follows Horgan’s tenure as premier before his death.
Some reporting notes that Horgan did not support the Site C project while he was in office, even though the project proceeded during the period of his leadership as costs rose. In the current announcement, the province frames the renaming as an acknowledgement of Horgan rather than a reassessment of the project’s earlier positions.
The renaming is presented as an administrative and branding change for the facility rather than as a new development on the dam itself. The province’s announcement is the central point across coverage, with outlets emphasizing both the renaming decision and the historical context of Horgan’s relationship to Site C.
