Province, First Nations push back as Dawson Creek seeks to fast track Peace River water pipeline – CBC

Dec 11, 2025

Regulator questions city’s industrial water sale plan to offset cost of estimated $100-million project

The City of Dawson Creek’s push to fast-track a $100-million water supply pipeline to the Peace River is drawing both support and criticism from regulators and First Nations in northeastern B.C.

To help pay for the project, the city plans to sell surplus water from the new pipeline to industry. However, many stakeholders oppose that plan.

The city says it urgently needs the pipeline to secure a new source of drinking water for about 15,000 residents due to ongoing drought in the Kiskatinaw River, from which it currently draws water.

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