Ms. Que BanhSep 7, 2025

When will more people realize #BCNDP are basically corrupt #Conservatives who are selling us out? Their actions are not defensible if you're a true environmentalist & humanitarian.

They've greenlit #MountPolley #mine - despite the wretched recent history of environmental violations & cleanups are still not fully done on past issues.
https://mstdn.ca/@thenarwhal/115153368190193408

Background references:

https://rabble.ca/columnists/mount-polley-mining-disaster/

https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/mount-polley-mine-disaster-five-years-later-emotions-accountability-unresolved/

https://globalnews.ca/tag/mount-polley-mine-disaster/

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/mount-polley-mine-applies-to-extend-waste-water-discharge-past-2022-as-it-gears-up-for-expansion

#BCpoli #CDNpoli #Decolonization #StopTheWhitewash #StopTheGreenwash #BCNewDeathParty #FascistAdjacent #BanCorporateLobbyists #Pollution #StopCorporateWelfare #CorporateGreed #GreedKills #CapitalismKills #EcocideDeathCult #PublicTransparency #PublicAccountability #PublicScrutiny #Landback #StolenLands #IndianTrustFund #Canada #ColonialCriminals #EcoJustice #HumanRights #Ecocide #ProtectTheWild #environmental #ecological #ExtinctionRebellion #Canadian #UNDRIP #Mining #Disaster #DavidEby #NDP #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Neoliberals

The Narwhal (@[email protected])

B.C. has greenlit Mount Polley mine expansion, which could extend operations until 2033 https://thenarwhal.ca/mount-polley-expansion-approved/

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Global News EnvironmentAug 9, 2025
B.C. court rejects challenge of Mount Polley dam, says consultation was ‘deep’
The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a First Nation's bid to stop a tailings dam from being raised at the Mount Polley mine site, 11 years after a catastrophic collapse.
#lawsuit #mining #environment #MountPolley #BC #Politics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11321557/mount-polley-court-challenge-defeated/
Prince George Daily NewsJul 2, 2025
Court reserves judgment on application relating to Mount Polley tailings storage facility https://pgdailynews.ca/index.php/2025/07/01/court-reserves-judgment-on-application-relating-to-mount-polley-tailings-storage-facility/ #cityofpg #mountpolley #cariboo #williamslake
Court reserves judgment on application relating to Mount Polley tailings storage facility

Following a four-day hearing, the Supreme Court of British Columbia has reserved judgment on the judicial review petition and injunction application filed by the Xatśūll First Nation that challenge…

Prince George Daily News
Alison CreeksideJun 27, 2025

“First Nations cannot choose or dictate the process by which they are consulted,” said BC Crown lawyer Erin Christie in court on the 10th year anniversary of the Mt Polley mining disaster.

BC & fed govs have quashed all court cases against Imperial Metals, which was operating the mine again 2 yrs later and has applied to raise the tailings dam height yet again. #bcpoli #cdnpoli #mountpolley
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/06/27/Mount-Polley-Dam-Exceeded-Authorized-Height/

CBC British ColumbiaMay 9, 2025
B.C. judge grants injunction in legal battle over tailings dam at Mount Polley mine
The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered a pause of operations at a wastewater storage facility at the Mount Polley mine as an addition to the dam is challenged by a local First Nation.
#lawsuit #mining #environment #MountPolley #BC #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bcsc-injunction-mount-polley-mine-xatsull-first-nation-1.7531576?cmp=rss
B.C. judge grants injunction in legal battle over tailings dam at Mount Polley mine | CBC News

The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered a pause of operations at a wastewater storage facility at the Mount Polley mine as an addition to the dam is challenged by a local First Nation.

CBC
Global NewsApr 19, 2025
First Nation takes B.C. government to court over Mount Polley dam expansion
In March, the province approved the raising of the mine's tailings dam by four metres, saying it was necessary to manage spring runoff.
#lawsuit #environment #mining #politics #MountPolley #BC
https://globalnews.ca/news/11137758/mount-polley-court-challenge/
First Nation takes B.C. government to court over Mount Polley dam expansion

In March, the province approved the raising of the mine's tailings dam by four metres, saying it was necessary to manage spring runoff.

Global News
Global News OkanaganApr 18, 2025
First Nation takes B.C. government to court over Mount Polley dam expansion
In March, the province approved the raising of the mine's tailings dam by four metres, saying it was necessary to manage spring runoff.
#lawsuit #environment #mining #politics #MountPolley #BC
https://globalnews.ca/news/11137758/mount-polley-court-challenge/
First Nation takes B.C. government to court over Mount Polley dam expansion

In March, the province approved the raising of the mine's tailings dam by four metres, saying it was necessary to manage spring runoff.

Global News
Global News EnvironmentApr 18, 2025
First Nation takes B.C. government to court over Mount Polley dam expansion
In March, the province approved the raising of the mine's tailings dam by four metres, saying it was necessary to manage spring runoff.
#lawsuit #environment #mining #politics #MountPolley #BC
https://globalnews.ca/news/11137758/mount-polley-court-challenge/
First Nation takes B.C. government to court over Mount Polley dam expansion

In March, the province approved the raising of the mine's tailings dam by four metres, saying it was necessary to manage spring runoff.

Global News
Global News BCApr 18, 2025
First Nation takes B.C. government to court over Mount Polley dam expansion
In March, the province approved the raising of the mine's tailings dam by four metres, saying it was necessary to manage spring runoff.
#lawsuit #environment #mining #politics #MountPolley #BC
https://globalnews.ca/news/11137758/mount-polley-court-challenge/
First Nation takes B.C. government to court over Mount Polley dam expansion

In March, the province approved the raising of the mine's tailings dam by four metres, saying it was necessary to manage spring runoff.

Global News
CBC IndigenousApr 16, 2025
First Nation challenges B.C.'s approval to raise Mount Polley mine tailings dam
A British Columbia First Nation has filed a legal challenge over the plan to allow the Mount Polley mine to raise its tailings dam a decade after a similar storage site at the mine gave way, creating one of the province's largest environmental disasters.
#lawsuit #mining #environment #BritishColumbia #MountPolley #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/first-nation-mount-polley-1.7511085?cmp=rss
First Nation challenges B.C.'s approval to raise Mount Polley mine tailings dam | CBC News

A British Columbia First Nation has filed a legal challenge over the plan to allow the Mount Polley mine to raise its tailings dam a decade after a similar storage site at the mine gave way, creating one of the province's largest environmental disasters.

CBC