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From YouTube: FEBRUARY 17 2022 Statements Tom Shypitka
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
kootenai
east-
well,
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
completed
in
1973
the
libby
dam
near
the
township
of
libby
montana
and
77
kilometers,
south
of
the
canadian
u.s
border
displaced,
thousands
of
residents
and
first
nations
along
the
kootenay
river.
This
dam
was
an
optional
insertion
into
the
columbia
river
treaty
that
provided
further
flood
reduction,
hydro
power,
recreation
and
environmental
stewardship.
A
However,
there
are
many
that
contest
that
this
dam
has
greatly
impacted
a
variety
of
large
game
animals,
including
bighorn,
sheep
and
elk,
not
to
mention
aquatic
life
such
as
white
sturgeon
and
bull
trout.
Furthermore,
the
dam
has
created
unsurmountable
erosion
along
the
banks
of
the
reservoir
and
valuable
habitat
and
ecosystems
have
been
lost,
libby
started
producing
power
in
1973
and
to
this
date,
canada
has
received
very
little
of
any
financial
benefit
from
the
libby
project,
which
generated
138
million
dollars
alone
in
2017.
A
There
are
many
questions
and
controversies
that
surround
the
proposal
of
building
aware,
which
cannot
be
explained
in
a
two-minute
speech.
All
of
the
mlas
should
have
received
a
brief
informational
flyer
that
I
handed
out
and
will
be
happy
to
discuss
with
anyone
in
his
youth.
Mario
was
a
great
junior
hockey
player
and
was
pursued
by
the
new
york
rangers
and
a
great
canadian
that
retired
in
1989
born
february,
17
1929
in
bellevue
alberta
to
a
coal
mining
family
mario,
is
turning
93
years
young.