The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 7 years after Mount Polley disaster, B.C. faces another mining boom — and regulations still fall short https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-mining-rules-mount-polley-seventh-anniversary/ Wed, 04 Aug 2021 19:07:59 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=32814 On Aug. 4, 2014, a dam holding contaminated waste failed, causing one of the worst mining disasters in Canadian history. Despite repeated promises from the province to avoid a similar disaster, communities remain at risk and on the hook for the costs of mine pollution, according to experts Brishti Basu News B.C. mining Mount Polley mine disaster Photo: Louis Bockner / The Narwhal the image of two men are reflected in muddy water Five years after Mount Polley disaster, taxpayers still on hook for cleaning up mining accidents 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 Tailings dam failures linked to hefty bonuses for mine managers: report https://thenarwhal.ca/tailings-dam-failures-linked-to-hefty-bonuses-for-mine-managers-report/ Mon, 24 Jun 2019 20:54:48 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=12364 Study of four catastrophic dam collapses — including one at B.C.’s Mount Polley mine — finds bonus schemes encourage managers to take more risks in the name of short-term profits Judith Lavoie News Corporate Influence mining Mount Polley Mount Polley mine disaster Mount Polley tailings pond B.C.’s ‘archaic’ mining laws urgently need update: 30 groups https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-s-archaic-mining-laws-urgently-need-update-30-groups/ Wed, 15 May 2019 22:55:54 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=11617 Reforms required to address ‘ticking time bomb’ of abandoned mines and protect taxpayers from millions in liabilities, authors of new report say Christopher Pollon News environmental law mining Mount Polley mine disaster Calvin Sandborn It’s Official: No Provincial Charges for Mount Polley Mine Spill, One of Largest Environmental Disasters in Canadian History 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 Decision on Private Prosecution Against Mount Polley Expected Any Day 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 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 BREAKING: Last-minute Charges Laid Against Mount Polley in Private Prosecution https://thenarwhal.ca/breaking-last-minute-charges-laid-against-mount-polley-private-prosecution/ Sat, 05 Aug 2017 00:16:37 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/08/05/breaking-last-minute-charges-laid-against-mount-polley-private-prosecution/ Carol Linnitt News Bev Slellars mining Mount Polley Mount Polley mine disaster News Canada’s Environmental Fines are Tiny Compared to the U.S. 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 Mount Polley Investigation Still On, Federal Charges ‘In Play,’ Says B.C. Environment Minister 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 No Charges, No Fines For Mount Polley Mine Disaster as Three-Year Legal Deadline Approaches https://thenarwhal.ca/no-charges-no-fines-mount-polley-mine-disaster-three-year-legal-deadline-approaches/ Sun, 23 Jul 2017 22:00:00 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/07/23/no-charges-no-fines-mount-polley-mine-disaster-three-year-legal-deadline-approaches/ Carol Linnitt News Fisheries Act mining MiningWatch Mount Polley mine disaster Mount Polley mine spill News Richard Holmes tailings pond transboundary tensions Ugo Lapointe