The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 We back-country paddled to the Tulsequah Chief, B.C.’s most infamous abandoned mine https://thenarwhal.ca/we-back-country-paddled-to-the-tulsequah-chief-b-c-s-most-infamous-abandoned-mine/ Wed, 09 Oct 2019 19:53:55 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=13666 Spanning the B.C.-Alaska border, the salmon-rich Taku River watershed represents the largest intact wilderness river system on the Pacific coast of North America. It’s also home to a troubling legacy that signals long-term risk to Alaskans living downstream of B.C.’s mining boom Colin Arisman Photo Essay contaminated sites mining southeast Alaska Taku River transboundary mines transboundary mining transboundary rivers Tulsequah Chief Mine water Colin Arisman Tulsequah Chief Tulsequah River Imperial Metals’ Financial Downgrade Raises Questions About Liability of Mount Polley, Red Chris Mines 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 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