Story Index: 1962 - 1972

Two Rivers, One Company

The 1960's was a time of larger-than-life leaders and huge projects for BC Hydro. Created to fulfill what could be described as Premier W. A. C. Bennett's ambitious geopolitical vision of British

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The Politician, The Physicist, And The Diplomat

Although he never worked for Hydro or its predecessors, W. A. C. Bennett, the province's long-ruling premier, had as great an impact on the company as anyone since Francis Barnard and Robert Horne... [more...]

We Two Are One

At the time of the merger, the Power Commission regions were: South Interior, managed by Larry Wight; Central Interior, managed by Stu Burnell; and  the Coastal region, managed by Arnold... [more...]