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5th Annual Paddle for the Peace
July 10, 2010
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Last Year: On July 12, 2008, the West Moberly First Nations and the Peace Valley Environment Association held the third annual Paddle for the Peace, to celebrate the Peace River Valley and demonstrate opposition to the proposed Site C hydroelectric dam.
347 people paddled down the river in 166 boats, canoes and kayaks.
Watch more photos and video.
Paddle for the Peace is a joint project of the West Moberly First Nations (WMFN) and the Peace Valley Environment Association(PVEA). Our work has been endorsed by the Y2Y conservation initiative as supportive of their goals, to maintain and restore the unique natural heritage of the Yellowstone to Yukon corridor.
The Peace Valley Environment Association(PVEA) was formed in 1975 to counter BC Hydro and Power Authority’s original proposal to build the Site C dam. Many original PVEA members were farmers and ranchers, but membership broadened to include residents from a variety of interests and backgrounds, both rural and urban. The Lieutenant-Governor in Council denied the original application for the hydroelectric project in 1983, but predicted population growth and BC Hydro’s estimated energy demands have brought the threat to the Peace River Valley to the forefront again.
The West Moberly First Nations (WMFN) is a member of the Dunne-Za (Beaver), and are signatories of Treaty 8, along with Saulteau, Doig River, Halfway River, Blueberry River, Prophet River and Fort Nelson First Nations. Many WMFN members live on the West Moberly Indian Reserve, at the west end of Moberly Lake, north of Chetwynd, as well as other communities in Northeast BC.
