, ▁and ▁this ▁included ▁$ 5 0 ▁million ▁in ▁regional ▁improvement ▁beyond ▁replacement ▁of ▁like ▁for ▁like . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁ 3 3 % ▁increase ▁over ▁ten ▁years , ▁and ▁he ▁noted ▁that ▁during ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁average ▁cost ▁of ▁d ams ▁and ▁res er voir s ▁in ▁Canada ▁increased ▁by ▁ 8 0 %. ▁ ▁The ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁power ▁and ▁flo od ▁control ▁pay ments ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁dollars , ▁which ▁had ▁increased ▁with ▁interest , ▁was ▁C $ 4 7 9 ▁million ; ▁leaving ▁a ▁def ic it ▁of ▁C $ 6 9 ▁million . ▁ ▁For ▁this ▁cost , ▁B . C . ▁was ▁then ▁able ▁to ▁add ▁a ▁power ▁house ▁at ▁M ica , ▁and ▁later ▁at ▁ ▁K oot en ay ▁Canal , ▁Re vel st oke ▁and ▁Ke en le ys ide , ▁and ▁construct ▁transmission ▁lines , ▁to ▁delivery ▁power ▁to ▁major ▁load ▁cent ers ▁far ▁che aper ▁than ▁alternatives . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 0 - year ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Ent it lement ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁delivery ▁of ▁the ▁Ent it lement ▁power ▁to ▁B . C . ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁benefit ▁far ▁greater ▁than ▁the ▁C $ 5 ▁million ▁per ▁year ▁estimate ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁B . C . ▁government ▁reported ▁in ▁Dec