The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 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 Taseko’s Contaminated Water Discharge into Fraser River Prompts Resignation of Community From Mine Group https://thenarwhal.ca/taseko-s-contaminated-water-discharge-fraser-river-prompts-resignation-community-mine-group/ Mon, 20 Nov 2017 22:02:06 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/11/20/taseko-s-contaminated-water-discharge-fraser-river-prompts-resignation-community-mine-group/ Judith Lavoie News Bill Lloyd Brian Battison Cariboo Chilcotin Conservation Society effluent fraser river Gibraltar mining News tailings pond Taseko Mines Technical Advisory Committee waste discharge In Photos: The Canadian Mining Boom You’ve Never Seen Before 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 Alberta Approves Suncor Tailings Plan Despite Reliance on ‘Unproven Technology’ https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-approves-suncor-tailings-plan-despite-reliance-unproven-technology/ Fri, 27 Oct 2017 16:40:25 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/10/27/alberta-approves-suncor-tailings-plan-despite-reliance-unproven-technology/ James Wilt News In-Depth oilsands suncor tailings pond tarsands water Canada Has Second-Worst Mining Record in World: UN https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-has-second-worst-mining-record-world-un/ Fri, 27 Oct 2017 22:58:02 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/10/27/canada-has-second-worst-mining-record-world-un/ Judith Lavoie News mining Mount Polley tailings pond transboundary mining transboundary tensions United Nations United Nations Environment Programme The Problem of Alberta’s Growing Oilsands Tailings Ponds is Worse Than Ever https://thenarwhal.ca/problem-alberta-s-growing-oilsands-tailings-ponds-worse-than-ever/ Mon, 23 Oct 2017 21:17:53 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/10/23/problem-alberta-s-growing-oilsands-tailings-ponds-worse-than-ever/ Jodi McNeill Opinion Alberta alberta oilsands Analysis oilsands pembina institute tailings pond Alex MacLean Oilsands 6 Syncrude Mildred Lake Mining Site That Time Trudeau Announced $360 Million for Roads to Yukon Mines That Haven’t Been Approved Yet https://thenarwhal.ca/time-trudeau-announced-360-million-roads-yukon-mines-havent-approved-yet/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 14:34:12 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/10/12/time-trudeau-announced-360-million-roads-yukon-mines-havent-approved-yet/ Matt Jacques News Caramacks Copper mine Casino mine coffee mine Copper North Freegold road Goldcorp Justin Trudeau Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation mining News tailings pond yukon Yukon Resources Gateway Project 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 Mining Company Gets Federal Approval to Use B.C. Fish-Bearing Streams to Dump Tailings https://thenarwhal.ca/mining-company-gets-federal-approval-use-b-c-fish-bearing-streams-dump-tailings/ Wed, 12 Jul 2017 00:43:28 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/07/11/mining-company-gets-federal-approval-use-b-c-fish-bearing-streams-dump-tailings/ Judith Lavoie News B.C. Chris Zimmer Heather Hardcastle KSM mine mining Mount Polley Mine Rivers Without Borders salmon Salmon Beyond Borders Seabridge Gold Inc tailings pond transboundary tensions Unuk River Site of KSM mine