https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/border-imaginary-line-why-americans-fighting-mining-doughnut-hole/ Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:00:54 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=16128 Logging permits in the Skagit River headwaters will no longer be issued by the B.C. government but mining exploration is causing friction with Americans downstream. We travelled the river to meet the people fighting an Imperial Metals permit Christopher Pollon On the ground Donut Hole Doughnut Hole forestry Indigenous logging Manning Park mining Skagit River transboundary rivers water Paul Berntsen Manning Park Doughnut Hole https://thenarwhal.ca/imperial-metals-plan-to-drill-in-skagit-headwaters-spawns-cross-border-backlash/ Wed, 24 Apr 2019 00:22:07 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=11054 On the edge of B.C.’s popular Manning Park is an unprotected patch of land called the ‘Doughnut Hole,’ where the company responsible for the Mount Polley mine disaster is proposing exploratory drilling for a copper mine many say will violate a 1984 Canada-U.S. treaty Judith Lavoie In-Depth Donut Hole Doughnut Hole Imperial Metals mining Skagit River Skagit Watershed 26 Mile Valley Doughnut Hole