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Massive Site C dam work camp — complete with gym and movie theatre — could be headed to a B.C. landfill (www.cbc.ca)
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A massive, 1,700-person work camp paid for by B.C. taxpayers could be headed to the local landfill by the end of the year, a new report warns.

Opened in 2016, and costing $470 million for construction and eight years of operation, the camp includes a movie theatre, gymnasium, fitness centre, cafeteria and 21 three-story dorms, each with about 80 rooms consisting of a bed and bathroom. Google reviews from people who've stayed there note a coffee shop and games room, outdoor fire pit and beer on tap at the bar.

The report said that in total, the camp buildings make up 665,443 square feet along with "concrete slabs, asphalt and steel piles" associated with demolition work scheduled for later this year.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

$470 million does seem like a lot for 1700 units of housing though, especially when it's all prefab trailer type modular stuff.

Even if every person got three units for their own use that's like $90,000 per modular piece. I don't know maybe that's normal, I'm not too well versed in the cost of these things.

Also it does seem like a waste, there's lots of work projects that occur up north I'm sure some other company would buy and transport some of the components for their own work camps if it were sold at a discount.