37 Years Ago (1981): The Hat Creek coal controversy moved into high gear with the B.C. Hydro release of its massive and long-awaited Hat Creek Environmental Impact Statement. B.C. Hydro had been investigating the Hat Creek Site (approximately 30 kilometres from Cache Creek via Highway 12) since 1997. It was one of the largest known deposits in the world and thought to be the deepest, at 1,400 to 2,000 feet
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