https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/year-four-tracing-mount-polleys-toxic-legacy/ Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:56:45 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=8463 It was one of the largest environmental disasters in Canada’s history. Now, four years after the failure of the tailings dam at the Mount Polley mine, scientists and local residents alike grapple with the uncertain impacts of millions of cubic metres of contaminated waste that still linger in Quesnel Lake Christopher Pollon Investigation Photo Essay mining Mount Polley salmon tailings ponds water wildlife Kim Goforth Mount Polley