Gordon: Dumpcano and Canada’s Northern hypocrisy – Ottawa Citizen
When I returned from my first trip to Iqaluit, Nunavut, four years ago this week, it wasn’t the rugged landscape or the views of the bay or the late sunsets…
Long-term effects of Mount Polley mine breach won’t be known for a while, says UNBC prof – BiV
It will take some time to determine the long-term environmental effects of the Mount Polley Mine tailings pond breach, according to a UNBC researcher familiar with the area. Dr. Philip…
North Dakota tribe wants fees from oil companies for wasting natural gas – CP
Source: The Associated Press Aug 7, 2014 18:40 By James MacPherson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BISMARCK, N.D. _ Tribal leaders on an American Indian reservation in the heart of North Dakota’s booming oil patch are proposing…
Nearly two-thirds of First Nations haven’t disclosed finances to Ottawa – The Globe and Mail
One week after a new legal deadline, nearly two-thirds of Canada’s First Nations have not yet provided Ottawa detailed financial information – including how much chiefs and councillors are paid.…
BC chief running for federal Liberals at centre of AFN infighting … – National Post
Only hours before Assembly of First Nations regional chief Jody Wilson-Raybould became a Liberal candidate for the 2015 federal election, an Ontario chief drafted a complaint criticizing her decision to…
Imperial Metals CEO apologizes for tailings pond breach – BiV
By Nelson Bennett Tue Aug 5, 2014 4:41pm PST Ten million gallons of water released when a tailings pond dam for the Mount Polley mine collapsed should not pose a…
B.C. government orders mine to plug further release from tailings pond – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Aug 6, 2014 20:24 By Dene Moore THE CANADIAN PRESS LIKELY, B.C. _ The company that owns a gold and copper mine in British Columbia where a tailings pond burst, sending…
B.C. mine president denies being warned tailings pond would fail – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Aug 5, 2014 20:45 By Dene Moore THE CANADIAN PRESS LIKELY, B.C. _ Concerns raised in a report three years before a massive tailings pond breached at the Mount Polley…
Consultant says tailings pond was growing before collapse – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Aug 5, 2014 18:23 By Dene Moore THE CANADIAN PRESS QUESNEL, B.C. _ Concerns raised in a report three years before a massive tailings pond breached at the Mount Polley…
Lead company in Nunavut seismic survey says communication is key – Nunatsiaq News
MKI cited for non-compliance offshore from Newfoundland in 2012 August 05, 2014 While community groups from Clyde River await the results of a court challenge against seismic testing off the…
