The B.C. environment ministry and Cariboo Regional District have declared a local state of emergency following Monday’s dam collapse that caused millions of cubic metres of contaminated tailing pond water from the Mount Polley mine to flow into nearby waterways.
The water that spilled into Hazeltine Creek had failed provincial water quality guidelines for human and aquatic health in the past, but Imperial Metals president Brian Kynoch told Likely-area residents Tuesday that he believed there ...
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