https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-mines-landslide-climate-risk/ Thu, 26 Aug 2021 16:05:57 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=33735 During the Pacific Northwest heat dome, five million tonnes of rock and ice fell from the Canoe Glacier, just eight kilometres from the Brucejack gold mine where 600 people were at work that day. The impacts of climate change are bringing both new risks and new opportunities to B.C.'s mining boom Christopher Pollon In-Depth B.C. climate change mining Photo: Garth Lenz / The Narwhal