Mount Polley Mine
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Engineers disciplined eight years after Mount Polley mine disasterThree engineers have been disciplined nearly eight years after British Columbia's worst mining disaster.EnvironmentMar 13, 2022
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Deadline looms for charges against Mount Polley mine owners for 2014 disasterProsecutors in Ottawa have until Sunday to lay charges under the Fisheries Act against Imperial Metals, but more serious federal charges could come later.EnvironmentAug 3, 2019
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Even after the Mt. Polley disaster, B.C. dams are still being built without approval: activistMines minister: "It's an issue that shouldn't have happened in the first place."PoliticsNov 24, 2017
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MiningWatch launches private prosecution against B.C. government and mining companyAn advocacy group has launched a private prosecution under the Fisheries Act against the B.C. government and a mining company over the disastrous consequences of the collapse of the Mount Polley tailings dam.EnvironmentOct 18, 2016
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Mount Polley mine protesters arrested in Vancouver after “aggressive behaviour”Police say four people have been arrested following a protest against the Mount Polley mine at its head office in Vancouver.CrimeAug 9, 2016
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Protest marks Mount Polley mine disaster anniversaryThe second anniversary of a mining disaster in British Columbia's central Interior was marked with a First Nations protest and a pledge from the company that the situation has improved at the Mount Polley mine.Aug 4, 2016
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Mount Polley Mine allowed to reopen almost two years after environmental disasterIn August 2014, a massive breach at the Mount Polley Mine site sent 24 million cubic meters of waste and water into nearby rivers and lakes.EconomyJun 23, 2016
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New environmental rules for tailings pondsThe disastrous collapse of the Mount Polley mine tailings pond in B.C.'s Interior last year has spurred changes to provincial environmental requirements for new mines with similar dams.Mar 20, 2015
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First Nations chiefs want all recommendations from Mount Polley report in placeA number of First Nations leaders gathered in Vancouver to go over the report and came to the same conclusion; all recommendations need to be adopted immediately.Feb 3, 2015
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WATCH: Natural disasters make 2014 a year to forget for manyYou never really know when disaster is going to strike - and 2014 was no different. Here's a list of some of the most notable natural disasters of the year.EnvironmentDec 30, 2014
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