MiningWatch Canada is filing a private prosecution to lay charges against the BC Government and Mount Polley Mine Corporation for violations of the Canadian Fisheries Act in connection with the 2014 tailings pond disaster.

Summary

On October 18, 2016, MiningWatch Canada filed a private prosecution against the B.C. government and the Mount Polley Mining Corporation for violations of the federal Fisheries Act in connection with the 2014 tailings pond disaster—the largest mine waste disaster in Canadian history.

by  Monica Lamb-Yorski - Williams Lake Tribune
Williams Lake posted Oct 18, 2016 at 2:00 PM— updated Oct 18, 2016 at 3:47 PM

Mining Watch Canada has filed a private prosecution against the B.C. government and Mount Polley Mining Corporation over the Aug. 4, 2014 tailings impoundment breach near Likely, B.C.

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