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An aerial photo of the Mount Polley mine waste spill in 2014

Bridging the Gap – Recommendations for Improving Mine Waste Storage in B.C.

More than seven years after the dam breach at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley mine, communities and the environment are still at risk from mine waste failures in British Columbia. The province lags behind other jurisdictions in Canada and globally in mine waste storage safety. 

Photo credits: Garth Lenz, SSN, Sander Jain | Website by Erika Rathje