Two years after one of the worst mine disasters in Canada’s history, mine officials in British Columbia are rolling out new mining codes.
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Audit: Alaska critics of British Columbia mines are right
British Columbia’s top auditor says the province has failed to protect the environment from mines and mineral exploration projects.
Analysis of four B.C. mines questions tailings dam safety
A coalition of environmental groups claim that four British Columbia mine projects near Southeast Alaska do not follow safety recommendations. Mine companies assert they are using the safest technologies in their tailings facility designs.
Snow conditions push Buckwheat ski race starts an hour earlier
As many as 400 skiers are expected to turn out, including about 40 from Juneau.
Tribal council wants pre-mine ecosystem study
Southeast Alaska’s largest tribal government is pressing for an intensive environmental analysis of the region’s health as part of a larger push for protection of transboundary rivers.
Tulsequah cleanup won’t restart water-treatment plant
Canadian regulators say the Tulsequah Chief Project, near Juneau, has agreed to reduce pollution leaking into a nearby river. But the mine won’t have to restart a shuttered water-treatment plant.