https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/yukon-gold-mine-release-43-million-litres-wastewater/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 22:34:08 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=19290 Meltwater from heavy snowpack combined with unseasonably warm temperatures caused Victoria Gold’s Eagle Gold Mine to divert wastewater into a sump, where arsenic levels were measured at four times the allowable concentration on April 27 Julien Gignac News arsenic climate change Eagle Gold mine mining Victoria Gold water yukon Victoria Gold Eagle Mine wastewater https://thenarwhal.ca/canadas-northern-zombie-mines-lingering-multi-billion-dollar-problem/ Mon, 29 Oct 2018 17:59:15 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=8613 Experts examine subterranean snot, philosophize about how to warn future civilizations away from buried arsenic and prepare for future floods — all as part of a $2.37 billion remediation program you are paying for Jimmy Thomson In-Depth arsenic environmental law Giant Mine gold mining northern contaminated sites program remediation water https://thenarwhal.ca/toxic-legacy-giant-mine-found-snowshoe-hares/ Thu, 14 Jun 2018 17:54:51 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=6416 Researchers find arsenic levels in animals living near mine 20 to 50 times greater than those living away from it Som Niyogi Opinion arsenic Giant Mine mining wildlife Snowshoe hare https://thenarwhal.ca/mount-polley-wake-call-canada-s-mining-industry/ Tue, 26 Aug 2014 23:35:18 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/08/26/mount-polley-wake-call-canada-s-mining-industry/ admin arsenic David Suzuki Featured Scientist first nations Imperial Metals Mercury mining Mount Polley Right Second salmon Spill tailings water https://thenarwhal.ca/last-cast-northern-lights-lodge-dims-early-after-mount-polley-mine-spill/ Tue, 26 Aug 2014 19:58:20 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/08/26/last-cast-northern-lights-lodge-dims-early-after-mount-polley-mine-spill/ Carol Linnitt News arsenic Contaminated water fly fishing Hazeltine Creek Interview Mercury mining Mount Polley Mount Polley mine spill Northern Lights Lodge Quesnel Lake Right Second Skeed Borkowski tailings pond breach 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 https://thenarwhal.ca/10-days-in-no-cleanup-effort-site-imperial-metals-mount-polley-mine-spill/ Thu, 14 Aug 2014 22:34:26 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/08/14/10-days-in-no-cleanup-effort-site-imperial-metals-mount-polley-mine-spill/ Carol Linnitt arsenic Cariboo Envirotech Contaminated water David Schindler drinking water ban Hazeltine Creek Imperial Metals Mercury mining Ministry of Environment Mount Polley Mine Quesnel Lake Quesnel River Richard Holmes salmon tailings pond breach https://thenarwhal.ca/photos-i-went-mount-polley-mine-spill-site/ Thu, 14 Aug 2014 16:25:13 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/08/14/photos-i-went-mount-polley-mine-spill-site/ Carol Linnitt In-Depth arsenic Contaminated water drinking water Imperial Metals In-Depth Likely BC Mercury mining Mount Polley Mine Quesnel Lake Quesnel River Right Second Selenium slurry tailings pond breach Tate Patton toxic water https://thenarwhal.ca/concerns-linger-after-drinking-water-ban-rescinded-area-affected-mount-polley-tailings-pond-breach/ Wed, 13 Aug 2014 23:37:36 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/08/13/concerns-linger-after-drinking-water-ban-rescinded-area-affected-mount-polley-tailings-pond-breach/ Carol Linnitt arsenic Ban Cariboo Regional District Coralee Oakes Donna Barnett drinking water Hazeltine Creek Imperial Metals Interior Health Likely BC Mercury mining mining wastewater Mount Polley Mine Polley Lake Quesnel Lake tailings pond breach Water Contamination https://thenarwhal.ca/residents-refuse-drink-water-despite-ban-lift-after-mount-polley-mine-disaster/ Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:52:08 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/08/12/residents-refuse-drink-water-despite-ban-lift-after-mount-polley-mine-disaster/ Carol Linnitt arsenic Canada Cariboo Envirotech Denise Carlson drinking water ban Gerald MacBurney Imperial Metals Kyle Giesbrecht Likely BC Mercury mining Mount Polley Mine Paddy Smith Quesnel Lake tailings pond breach toxic tailings pond Water Contamination https://thenarwhal.ca/alarming-new-study-finds-contaminants-animals-downstream-oilsands/ Mon, 07 Jul 2014 20:55:05 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/07/07/alarming-new-study-finds-contaminants-animals-downstream-oilsands/ Carol Linnitt arsenic Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation bitumen Cadmium Calgary Herald Chief Allan Adam Dr. James Talbot Environmental and Human Health Implications of Athabasca Oil Sands Fort Chipewyan Fort McMurray Joint Oil Sands Monitoring Program Mercury Mikisew Cree oilsands polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Selenium Stéphane McLachlan Steve Courtoreille tarsands University of Manitoba