VICTORIA— Two years after promising to stand “shoulder to shoulder” with communities affected by the Mount Polley disaster the Christy Clark government has failed to address the disaster’s impacts on the local economy and failed to hold the company accountable …
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Bill Bennett should resign after mines ministry slammed for Mount Polley failure
VICTORIA— New Democrat Leader John Horgan is calling for the resignation of Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett after B.C.’s Auditor General blamed failures in his ministry for the tailings pond breach at Mount Polley. “The Auditor General is …
Reality Check: Liberals ignoring the facts when it comes to Mount Polley disaster
VICTORIA- Last week Mines Minister Bill Bennett seized on a single finding of the expert panel report on the failure of the Mount Polley Tailings Dam to explain away the B.C. Liberal government’s responsibility for the significant damage to the …
Mount Polley disaster was preventable, report leaves more questions than answers
VANCOUVER – The report from an expert panel of engineers confirms that the Mount Polley tailings pond failure was avoidable, but leaves British Columbians with more questions than answers, said New Democrat leader John Horgan. “The takeaway from the report …
B.C. Liberals in damage control ahead of Mount Polley mine report
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberal government’s admission that the mining ministry has been underfunded shows they are bracing for a scathing report this week on the Mount Polley tailings dam failure, said New Democrat leader John Horgan. “You just can’t …
Re-opening Mount Polley will be good for jobs, must ensure safety of workers and environment
CASTLEGAR – New Democrat spokesperson on interior economic development Katrine Conroy released the following statement: “The announcement that Imperial Metals has requested to partly restart the Mount Polley mine is good news for the workers of Likely, B.C. and the …
Third party needs to assess and sign off on Mt. Polley cleanup and reopening
VICTORIA – Government must ask its expert review panel to assess and sign off on Imperial Metal’s latest cleanup plan, say the New Democrats. “While we’re pleased that Imperial Metals is taking steps to repair the tailings dam and get …
Investigation into Mount Polley looking like latest B.C. Liberal whitewash
VICTORIA – The investigation into the Mount Polley mine disaster is turning into the latest B.C. Liberal whitewash, say the New Democrats. “The Liberals are hiding behind advice from the chief inspector of mines, who is saying ‘don’t release any …
Liberals trying to cover up their role in Mount Polley environmental disaster
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberal government needs to take responsibility for deregulation that led to the disastrous Mount Polley tailings pond failure, New Democrats said in the legislature today. “The B.C. Liberals have deregulated this industry, cutting mine inspections in …