Tahltan Nation wants ‘Jade Fever’ reality TV show pulled from air

A northern B.C. Indigenous community is demanding the series “Jade Fever” be pulled off the air and all jade and gold placer mining operations be suspended in its territory. The Tahltan Nation says permits were issued without their consultation or consent and the mining operations glorified in the Discovery Channel series are damaging sensitive environmental areas. Ted Chernecki reports.

• B.C. First Nation opposes jade mining, wants reality TV show ‘Jade Fever’ taken off the air