The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 The watershed watchers: in conversation with the International Joint Commission https://thenarwhal.ca/the-watershed-watchers-in-conversation-with-the-international-joint-commission/ Mon, 23 Nov 2020 23:18:56 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=23912 Canada and the U.S. are bound together by waterways that transcend political borders. But what happens when industrial development changes those waters in ways that could last hundreds of years? Carol Linnitt In-Depth B.C. Boundary Waters Treaty coal Elk Valley Indigenous International Joint Commission mining water Elk Valley mining Alaskans Push U.S. Government to Investigate B.C.’s Border Mines https://thenarwhal.ca/alaskans-push-u-s-government-investigate-b-c-s-border-mines/ Wed, 04 Oct 2017 02:42:33 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/10/03/alaskans-push-u-s-government-investigate-b-c-s-border-mines/ Judith Lavoie News alaska B.C. mines cross-border mines Guy Archibald International Joint Commission KSM mine mining MiningWatch Mount Polley mine disaster News Red Chris Mine salmon Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Southeast Alaska Conservation Council Southeast Alaska Transboundary Commission stikine Taku transboundary mining transboundary tensions Tulsequah Chief Mine Ugo Lapointe Unuk Alaskan Coalition Calls on U.S. to Investigate B.C. Mines https://thenarwhal.ca/coalition-calls-u-s-investigate-b-c-mines-alaska-border/ Wed, 29 Jun 2016 22:51:32 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/06/29/coalition-calls-u-s-investigate-b-c-mines-alaska-border/ Judith Lavoie News alaska Craig Tribal Association Friends of the Stikine Society grizzly bears including Earthjustice International Joint Commission mining Mount Polley News Sally Jewell salmon Sierra Club of B.C. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council stikine Taku the United Tribal Transboundary Mining Work Group transboundary tensions trout Unuk Woodland Caribou Republican Senators from Alaska Ask John Kerry to Help Protect Rivers, Salmon from B.C.’s Dangerous Mining Practices https://thenarwhal.ca/republican-senators-alaska-ask-john-kerry-help-protect-rivers-salmon-b-c-s-dangerous-mining-practices/ Sat, 14 May 2016 07:07:54 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/05/14/republican-senators-alaska-ask-john-kerry-help-protect-rivers-salmon-b-c-s-dangerous-mining-practices/ Judith Lavoie News B.C. mining Congressman Don Young Frederick Olsen Jr Heather Hardcastle International Joint Commission John Kerry mining Mount Polley Mine News Salmon Beyond Borders Secretary of State Senator Dan Sullivan Senator Lisa Murkowski tailings ponds transboundary mining transboundary tensions New B.C. $5.4 Billion Gold and Copper Mine Will Improve Water Quality in River, Says Company https://thenarwhal.ca/new-b-c-5-4-billion-gold-and-copper-mine-will-improve-water-quality-river-says-company/ Sat, 10 Oct 2015 00:05:24 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/10/09/new-b-c-5-4-billion-gold-and-copper-mine-will-improve-water-quality-river-says-company/ Judith Lavoie News alaska B.C. Brent Murphy Chris Zimmer copper mine gold mine Greg Knox Guy Archibald Heather Hardcastle International Joint Commission Kerr-Sulpherets-Mitchell mine KSM mining News Rivers Without Borders salmon Salmon Beyond Borders Seabridge Skeena Wild Conservation Trust Southeast Alaska Conservation Council tailings pond transboundary mining transboundary tensions Unuk River KSM mine The Trouble With Tailings: Toxic Waste ‘Time Bombs’ Loom Large Over Alaska’s Salmon Rivers https://thenarwhal.ca/trouble-tailings-toxic-waste-time-bombs-loom-large-over-alaska-s-salmon-rivers/ Fri, 04 Sep 2015 03:48:11 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/09/03/trouble-tailings-toxic-waste-time-bombs-loom-large-over-alaska-s-salmon-rivers/ Judith Lavoie In-Depth B.C. First Nationsl Energy and Mining Council Brucejac Chief Inspection of Mines Chris Zimmer David Haslam Greens Creek Heather Hardcastle Imperial Metals In-Depth Independent Tailings Dam Review Boards International Joint Commission Irene Dundas Iskut Juneau Karina Brino Ketchikan Indian Community KSM Marcello Veigo Mining Association of B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines Misty Fjords National MonumentSeabridge Gold Mount Polley Red Chris Rivers Without Borders Rob Sanderson Jr. Salmon Beyond Borders stikine tailings tailings dams transboundary mines transboundary tensions UBC United Tribal Transboundary Mining Work Group Unuk Will a Century-Old Treaty Protect Alaska’s Salmon Rivers from B.C.’s Mining Boom? https://thenarwhal.ca/will-century-old-treaty-protect-alaska-salmon-rivers-bc-mining-boom/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 05:12:20 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/07/15/will-century-old-treaty-protect-alaska-salmon-rivers-bc-mining-boom/ Judith Lavoie News alaska B.C. Bill Bennett Boundary Waters Treaty Byron Mallott Chris Zimmer David LaRoche Don Young Flathead River IJC International Joint Commission John Kerry Lisa Murkowski Mark Begich mining Norm Macdonald River Without Borders Skagit River transboundary mines transboundary tensions U.S. State Department ‘It’s the New Wild West’: Alaskans Leery As B.C. Pushes For 10 Mines in Transboundary Salmon Watersheds https://thenarwhal.ca/it-s-new-wild-west-alaskans-leery-b-c-pushes-10-mines-salmon-watersheds/ Thu, 09 Jul 2015 04:57:28 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/07/08/it-s-new-wild-west-alaskans-leery-b-c-pushes-10-mines-salmon-watersheds/ Judith Lavoie News alaska Alaska panhandle B.C. Bill Bennett Brucejack Chieftain Metals Corp. Chris Zimmer copper fishing gold Heather Hardcastle Imperial Metals International Joint Commission Joe Bradley Kerr-Sulpherets-Mitchell mine Kitsault KSM Kutch Lindsey Bloom Ministry of Energy and Mines Misty Fjords National Monument Mount Polley Pacific Salmon Commission Red Chris Mine Rivers Without Borders Salmon Beyond Borders Schaft Creek Seabridge Gold Silvertip southeast Alaska stikine Taku Taku River Tongass National Forest tourism transboundary mines transboundary tensions Tulsequah Chief Unuk