Welcome to BC Guardians

This website provides research, information, and resources to campaign organizers. Events, postings, and media activities cover the period between November 2008 to December 2010. Information updates are discontinuted as of November 2010.

BC Guardians is a network of British Columbia-based organizations, groups, and individuals working to expose and oppose the adverse environmental, social, and economic impacts resulting from the privatization of BC’s publicly owned electricity sector.

The BC Guardians network was established following the 2008 MORE POWER TO YOU conference (Vancouver, BC) to provide an online forum for concerned citizens to share information, access educational and organizing resources, and document the many issues associated with the proliferation of private power projects across the province. 

This website chronicles current news, views, and community organizing information posted by volunteer BC Guardian bloggers, photographers, and associates from across the province from November 2008 – January 2011. Learn about privatization in your area—or specific places of interest to you—by clicking on the corresponding region on our map of BC or by selecting one of the eight areas listed on the regional updates tab. You can also read our BC Updates section for information highlights from across the province.

The Public/Private Power Debate in Brief

Hundreds of pristine waterways and hectares of wilderness in BC are in great jeopardy because they are slated for development as private hydro projects and private wind farms.

Without public ownership and oversight, regional planning, and adherence to stringent environmental standards, these projects risk irreparable damage to BC’s rivers and creeks, old growth forests, wildlife, and fish. (Read more)