Quesnel Lake

• Mount Polley disaster blamed on foundation embankment failure: report

  Failure in the foundation embankment is what led to the tailings pond breach at Mount Polley site that sent millions of cubic meters of waste into Hazeltine Creek, Quesnel Lake and Polley Lake last year. That's the conclusion of a report released by the B.C. government this morning.

  Jan 30, 2015
  
• Residents still drinking bottled water one month after Mount Polley Mine breach

  Imperial Metals now estimates the size of the spill from the collapse of its mine tailings dam to be nearly 70 per cent larger than its first estimate.

  Sep 4, 2014
  
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• Mount Polley breach: What Thursday’s tailings test won’t tell you

  Results from water quality tests of Quesnel Lake won't analyze the potentially toxic solids released after Mount Polley mine's tailings pond was breached.

  Canada

  Aug 7, 2014
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• Before and after photos show devastation of Mount Polley Mine tailings pond breach

  A look at some before and after photos of the Mount Polley Mine tailings pond shows some of the devastation of what has happened in the region.

  Aug 5, 2014
• Water from breached tailings pond near Likely B.C. almost drinkable: Imperial Metals president

  The president of Imperial Metals says samples from Quesnel Lake following a tailings pond breach from Mount Polley Mine "already almost meets drinking water standards."

  Aug 5, 2014
• Residents calling it an environmental disaster: tailings pond breach at Mount Polley Mine near Likely, BC

  The ministry along with the Cariboo Regional District, RCMP, Central Cariboo Search and Rescue and emergency management crews are currently on-site investigating and assessing the possible environmental impact.

  Aug 4, 2014