Mount Polley: A wake-up call for Canada's mining industry
When a tailings pond broke at the Mount Polley gold and copper mine in south-central B.C., spilling millions of cubic metres of waste into a salmon-bearing stream, B.C. Energy and Mines Minister Bill...
View ArticleProtect the Sacred Headwaters: Stop Imperial Metals' Red Chris Mine
"To those who would despoil our homeland, we say this: we will never dishonor those who have gone before us, and whose bones are now part of the earth beneath our feet. Long ago our people established...
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Nine reasons to say NO to Red Chris Mine
Who was responsible for the Mount Polley mining disaster? Oh right, Imperial Metals. Those responsible for the future mining disaster at Red Chris Mine.Protect the Sacred Headwaters: Stop Imperial...
View ArticleAlberta releases weak, voluntary framework on water use for the tar sands
The Alberta government has announced a weak framework on water use by the tar sands and on tailings ponds.The Canadian Press reports that along with a framework on the size of tailings ponds, "The...
View ArticleDrinking water in B.C. at risk from mine tailings ponds
The drinking water for hundreds of communities and thousands of kilometres of waterways are at risk from tailings ponds in British Columbia.read more
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