Save Our Rivers Society is proud to present "Up the Mountain," the third episode of POWERPLAY, the groundbreaking series on the theft of BC's rivers and public power system. In this action-packed 15 minute short film we take you to BC's Harrison Lake, in the traditional territory of the Douglas First Nation, under seige from multiple private power projects. The video was originally launched on the heels of the June 19 announcement by Cloudworks Energy Inc. - presently holder of more private river power licenses or applications than any other company in BC - of four new proposed projects in the region (click here to see list and info). And, as this Vancouver Sun article states, Cloudworks is now set to receive $35 million of federal funding for "renewable" energy projects for a new mega-project involving six separate diversions around Harrison Lake (Harrison Lake hydro project to get federal funds, by Gordon Hamilton, or click here for a PDF.)

"Up the Mountain" is the story of my recent journey with Joe Foy and Gwen Barlee of the Wilderness Committee to Harrison Lake to get a look at a number of private power projects - some proposed, some already well underway. After much confrontation with the private power promoter, Cloudworks Energy Inc., and their contractor, Peter Kiewett and Sons (caught on film), we managed to get up a public road on a public mountain to document the incredible environmental damage these projects inflict on our public rivers. Must-see footage for anyone who has been subjected to the myth that these projects are "green" or somehow provide a net environmental and public benefit.

To watch "Up the Mountain", a 15 minute documentary, click here.

Enjoy--and forward widely!

Damien Gillis
Producer, POWERPLAY series