The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Aging Ajax mine leaching arsenic, selenium into creek near Kamloops, B.C. https://thenarwhal.ca/ajax-mine-arsenic-selenium-peterson-creek-kamloops-b-c/ Fri, 09 Oct 2020 22:55:24 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=22839 A lack of monitoring of contamination in Peterson Creek demonstrates the province’s need for mining reform and ‘polluter pays’ rules, critics say Judith Lavoie News Ajax Mine B.C. mining Selenium water Peterson Creek Park Peter Olsen The Narwhal B.C. Denies Ajax Mine Permit Citing Adverse Impacts to Indigenous Peoples, Environment https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-denies-ajax-mine-permit-citing-adverse-impacts-indigenous-peoples-environment/ Thu, 14 Dec 2017 23:56:46 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/12/14/b-c-denies-ajax-mine-permit-citing-adverse-impacts-indigenous-peoples-environment/ Carol Linnitt News Ajax Mine Indigenous indigenous-led assessment mining News SSN Kamloops City Council Urge B.C., Ottawa to Re-Think Ajax Mine Environmental Assessment https://thenarwhal.ca/kamloops-city-council-urge-b-c-ottawa-re-think-ajax-mine-environmental-assessment/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 23:23:56 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/08/18/kamloops-city-council-urge-b-c-ottawa-re-think-ajax-mine-environmental-assessment/ Carol Linnitt News Ajax Mine Dennis Walsh Kamloops mining News Tina Lange Kamloops Council, First Nations Ask B.C. Government to Suspend Controversial Ajax Mine Proposal https://thenarwhal.ca/kamloops-council-first-nations-ask-b-c-government-suspend-controversial-ajax-mine-proposal/ Wed, 19 Jul 2017 17:52:41 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/07/19/kamloops-council-first-nations-ask-b-c-government-suspend-controversial-ajax-mine-proposal/ Judith Lavoie News Ajax Mine Kamloops mining News Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation B.C.’s 150-Year-Old Mining Laws Are Absurdly Outdated. Guess Who Benefits From That? https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-s-150-year-old-mining-laws-are-absurdly-outdated-guess-who-benefits/ Sat, 28 Jan 2017 18:30:29 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/01/28/b-c-s-150-year-old-mining-laws-are-absurdly-outdated-guess-who-benefits/ Nikki Skuce Opinion Ajax Mine Indigenous Rights mining Nikki Skuce Opinion regulations Kamloops Councillor Claims Ajax Open-Pit Mine Application Violates Canadian Charter https://thenarwhal.ca/kamloops-councillor-claims-ajax-open-pit-mine-application-violates-canadian-charter/ Wed, 12 Oct 2016 16:17:47 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/10/12/kamloops-councillor-claims-ajax-open-pit-mine-application-violates-canadian-charter/ Judith Lavoie News Ajax Mine Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Denis Walsh Indigenous Rights Kamloops KGHM mining Mount Polley News salmon run Thompson River Woodfibre LNG, Ajax Mine Dropped Big Bucks in B.C.’s Local Elections https://thenarwhal.ca/woodfibre-lng-ajax-mine-dropped-big-bucks-b-c-s-local-elections/ Mon, 02 Mar 2015 20:10:11 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/03/02/woodfibre-lng-ajax-mine-dropped-big-bucks-b-c-s-local-elections/ Emma Gilchrist advertising Ajax Mine B.C. campaign finance Campaign Finance Reform Dermod Travis Integrity BC Kamloops KGHM KGHM Ajax Kinder Morgan Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain oil tankers oilsands Patricia Heintzman Rob Kirkham Squamish third-party advertisers third-party sponsors Trans Mountain Pipeline Trans-Mountain Woodfibre LNG Swapping Red Tape for Caution Tape: Why B.C. Can Expect More Mount Polleys https://thenarwhal.ca/swapping-red-tape-caution-tape-why-b-c-can-expect-more-mount-polleys/ Fri, 15 Aug 2014 20:00:03 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/08/15/swapping-red-tape-caution-tape-why-b-c-can-expect-more-mount-polleys/ Carol Linnitt Opinion Ajax Mine arsenic Bill C-45 Christy Clark Contaminated water environmental law Imperial Metals Kamloops Likely BC Mercury mine spill mining Minister Bill Bennett Mount Polley Mine Navigable Waters Act Omnibus Budget Bill C-38 Opinion regulation Right Second tailings pond breach The Mine Next Door Part 4: Physicians Say Ajax Could Be A Threat To Public Health https://thenarwhal.ca/mine-next-door-part-4-physicians-say-ajax-could-be-threat-public-health/ Wed, 18 Dec 2013 20:55:42 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2013/12/18/mine-next-door-part-4-physicians-say-ajax-could-be-threat-public-health/ Elizabeth Hand air and water pollution Ajax Mine Jill Calder Kamloops Moms for Clean Air Kamloops Physicians for a Healthy Environment KAPA KGHM mining Natural Resources ore public health threat Thompson Rivers University The Mine Next Door Part 3: An Interview With Ryan Day Of Secwépemc Nation https://thenarwhal.ca/mine-next-door-part-3-interview-marathoner-ryan-day-secw-pemc-nation/ Wed, 30 Oct 2013 20:38:42 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2013/10/30/mine-next-door-part-3-interview-marathoner-ryan-day-secw-pemc-nation/ Elizabeth Hand Ajax Mine Canada Indigenous Kamloops Marathon KGHM KGHM International Ryan Day University of Victoria The Mine Next Door Part 1: KGHM Ajax Open-Pit Mine Proposal Within Kamloops City Limits https://thenarwhal.ca/fool-s-gold-kamloops-struggles-prevent-open-pit-mining/ Mon, 30 Sep 2013 15:00:00 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2013/09/30/fool-s-gold-kamloops-struggles-prevent-open-pit-mining/ Elizabeth Hand Ajax Mine Canada Giant Mine Kamloops Kennecott KGHM Kindermorgan pipeline Natural Resources Open-pit Mining Salt Lake City Stop Ajax Mine