https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/when-are-they-going-to-ensure-the-polluter-pays-proposed-b-c-mining-reforms-dont-go-far-enough/ Fri, 25 Oct 2019 20:08:56 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=14720 A plan to update the province’s antiquated Mines Act will bring more independent oversight of mines but doesn’t address lax regulations that leave responsibility for clean-up costs, such as in the Mount Polley mine disaster, in the hands of taxpayers Judith Lavoie In-Depth BC mining regulations environmental law Imperial Metals mining Mount Polley Taseko Mines Teck Resources Calvin Sandborn Taylor Roades https://thenarwhal.ca/five-years-mount-polley-disaster-taxpayers-hook-cleaning-up-mining-accidents/ Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:39:51 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=13117 B.C. is supposed to have a polluter-pay policy, but that’s not the reality on the ground according to experts Christopher Pollon News Corporate Influence financial assurance Imperial Metals mining Mount Polley Mine Mount Polley mine disaster Reclamation Red Chris Mine Tailings Pond 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 https://thenarwhal.ca/lake-interrupted/ Sat, 27 Oct 2018 17:00:16 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=8552 Four years after the Mount Polley mine first spilled contaminated waste into a once-cherished body of water, the company now has permits to pump tailings directly into Quesnel Lake. It’s adding insult to injury for local residents, when fines have yet to be paid for the original spill Christopher Pollon Investigation Photo Essay environmental law horsefly Imperial Metals Jacinda Mack kim goldforth Likely mining Mount Polley professional reliance Quesnel Lake water Doug Brassington Mount Polley https://thenarwhal.ca/what-happens-if-imperial-metals-goes-bankrupt/ Mon, 27 Aug 2018 17:40:55 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=7649 Company’s financial woes raise concerns about the fate of Mount Polley and Red Chris mines James Wilt In-Depth BC Liberals Corporate Influence Imperial Metals mining Mount Polley Murray Edwards Tailings dam at the Red Chris mine https://thenarwhal.ca/it-s-official-no-provincial-charges-mount-polley-mine-spill-one-largest-environmental-disasters-canadian-history/ Sat, 03 Feb 2018 21:08:34 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2018/02/03/it-s-official-no-provincial-charges-mount-polley-mine-spill-one-largest-environmental-disasters-canadian-history/ Carol Linnitt News BC Crown Prosecution Service Bev Sellars Imperial Metals mining Mount Polley Mine Mount Polley mine disaster News Quesnel Lake tailings pond https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-won-t-intervene-private-prosecution-against-mount-polley-horgan/ Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:41:10 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2018/01/17/b-c-won-t-intervene-private-prosecution-against-mount-polley-horgan/ Carol Linnitt News Bev Sellars Imperial Metals mining Mount Polley Mount Polley mine disaster Mount Polley Mining Corporation News Patrick Canning Premier John Horgan private prosecution Xat'sull First Nation https://thenarwhal.ca/imperial-metals-financial-downgrade-raises-questions-about-liability-mount-polley-red-chris-mines/ Wed, 06 Dec 2017 05:14:07 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/12/05/imperial-metals-financial-downgrade-raises-questions-about-liability-mount-polley-red-chris-mines/ Judith Lavoie News alaska bankrupt mines BC mines bonds Chris Zimmer Heather Hardcastle Imperial Metals liability mining Mount Polley Mine Red Chris Mine Rivers Without Borders Salmon Beyond Borders transboundary mines transboundary tensions https://thenarwhal.ca/photos-canadian-mining-boom-never-seen-before/ Mon, 30 Oct 2017 22:08:02 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/10/30/photos-canadian-mining-boom-never-seen-before/ Garth Lenz Photo Essay alaska Brucejack mine Garth Lenz Imperial Metals KSM mine mining Mount Polley photo essay Red Chris Mine salmon Seabridge Gold tailings pond transboundary mining transboundary tensions https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-s-environmental-fines-are-tiny-compared-u-s/ Fri, 04 Aug 2017 06:18:58 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/08/03/canada-s-environmental-fines-are-tiny-compared-u-s/ Carol Linnitt News Analysis Fisheries Act Imperial Metals MiiningWatch mining Mount Polley mine disaster Nikki Skuce tailings pond transboundary tensions Ugo Lapointe https://thenarwhal.ca/mount-polley-investigation-still-federal-charges-play-says-b-c-environment-minister/ Wed, 02 Aug 2017 23:58:36 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/08/02/mount-polley-investigation-still-federal-charges-play-says-b-c-environment-minister/ Carol Linnitt News Environment Minister George Heyman Imperial Metals mining Mount Polley Mine Mount Polley mine disaster News Spill tailings pond