Mount Polley
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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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Updates to B.C.’s tailings code after Mount Polley disaster an improvement: auditorB.C.'s chief auditor of mines found changes to the province's tailings storage requirements made after the Mount Polley disaster have generally improved mining waste management.EnvironmentJun 19, 2021
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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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Mount Polley mine to suspend operations due to sagging copper pricesImperial Metals is shutting down operations at British Columbia's Mount Polley Mine.Jan 7, 2019
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4 years after Mt. Polley, B.C. could see 2 more tailings dam failures in the next decade"Just in B.C. itself, there would in all likelihood be two more tailing stem collapses in the next decade and probably six in the next 30 years."Aug 28, 2018
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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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Mount Polley tailings pond spill won’t result in provincial chargesBut B.C.'s Environment Minister says federal charges remain a possibility.EnvironmentAug 2, 2017
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Advocates continue fight for dam collapse chargesAn advocacy group will be back in provincial court in Williams Lake, B.C., today pursuing private prosecution against the province and a mining company over the collapse of the Mount Polley tailings dam.Mar 27, 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 owner sues over dam designThe owner of the Mount Polley mine in British Columbia's Interior has sued two engineering firms for damages over a disastrous dam collapse two years ago.Jul 8, 2016
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