Podcasts about Mount Polley

The collapse of the Mount Polley tailings dam in 2014 was one of the worst mining disasters in Canada. The dam failure sent hundreds of tonnes of toxic materials, including arsenic, lead, copper and nickel, into Quesnel Lake. More than a decade later, Imperial Metals Corp has been charged in BC Supreme Court with 15 violations of the federal Fisheries Act. We speak with Jamie Kneen, Canada program co-lead for Mining Watch Canada.

Engineering News – Moving Objects with Ultrasound Waves (3:45) This week's engineering failure is the Mount Polley Tailings Pond Breach (6:05). After years of ad hoc embankment expansion (9:30), the tailing pond breached on August 4, 2014. Following an independent investigation panel review (17:10) geoscientists and engineers were found liable for the failure (28:35). Check out our Patreon page for Mini Failure bonus episodes - https://www.patreon.com/failurology Photos/Sources/Summary from this episode - https://www.failurology.ca/ Ways to get in touch Twitter - https://twitter.com/failurology Email - thefailurologypodcast@gmail.com Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/company/failurology-podcast YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh1Buq46PYyxKbCDGTqbsDg

The mayor of the Northern Rockies regional municipalities weighs in on medical travel, a former MLA prepares to host a Ukrainian family in Prince George, and the head of Imperial Metals talks about a recent study of the Mount Polley tailings disaster.

Company President Brian Kynock talks about lessons from the 2014 tailings disaster now that the mine will soon reopen once again.

Fallout continues from the Mount Polley mine disaster and sisters from the Lake Babine Nation along with a Prince George illustrator have a produced a thought-provoking book.

Two engineers who were involved in the Mt. Polley disaster have been found in breach of their professional codes of conduct. We get reactoin from Mining Watch Canada.

UNBC researcher Ellen Petticrew shares her latest findings on the impacts of the 2014 tailings pond spill on Quesnel Lake.

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The British Columbia government has stopped all logging in a Canadian part of the Skagit Valley, which is part of a major salmon producing stream for Puget Sound. The area is known as the “Donut Hole,” or Silverdaisy, and was an unprotected area of land between Manning and Skagit Valley Provincial parks, which are on the Canadian-U.S. border. In making the announcement, the B.C. government suspended all licenses to harvest timber in the 14,332-acre area. Doug Donaldson, British Columbia’s forests minister, says the government will transfer logging rights to another area of the province. "While we are committed to conserving the environment for future generations, we also need to protect forestry jobs as well,” Donaldson said. “To do this, we've been working with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy to secure access to new harvest areas.” A stream near the area feeds into the Skagit River, which is a major source of salmon for Puget Sound. The area also is home to endangered wildlife, such as grizzly bears and spotted owls. The announcement does not cover mining interests in the area. Possible sale or transfer of those rights are being negotiated with relevant mining companies. Skagit Valley Provincial Park itself was created when Seattle City Light canceled construction of the High Ross Dam in 1984. In return, British Columbia agreed to sell power to Seattle, to compensate for what the hydroelectric dam would have generated. In a statement, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan applauded the announcement, saying she will continue to advocate for total protection of the area from any future mining exploration. One of the companies that own mining rights in the area is Imperial Metals. In 2014, a dam holding back mine tailings ruptured near Mount Polley, sending more than 6 billion gallons of mining waste materials into Quesnel Lake.

It’s been over five years since Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley mine tailings dam failed, sending millions of cubic metres of water, slurry, sludge and tailings thundering down Hazeltine Creek and into Quesnel Lake. Along with the anniversary was the five-year deadline for federal Fisheries Act charges that expired Sunday, while the possibility of other charges under the same act remains with no timeline for a decision. British Columbia missed the three-year deadline to proceed with charges under both the province's Environmental Management Act and Mines Act.

While threats to clean water affect us all, Indigenous communities have been on the front lines of defending water from industrial pollution. In BC, this takes the form of resistance to pipelines, fish farming and, most importantly, mining. Nuskmata Matt is a water protector form the Secwepemc and Nuxalk peoples. She discusses the aftermath of the Mount Polley dam collapse and the need for strategies to protect water from mining and other industries on Indigenous land.

While threats to clean water affect us all, Indigenous communities have been on the front lines of defending water from industrial pollution. In BC, this takes the form of resistance to pipelines, fish farming and, most importantly, mining. Nuskmata Matt is a water protector form the Secwepemc and Nuxalk peoples. She discusses the aftermath of the Mount Polley dam collapse and the need for strategies to protect water from mining and other industries on Indigenous land.

A new report on the collapse of the tailings dam at Mount Polley and an even more catastrophic dam failure at the Samarco mine in Brazil finds many parallels between the two events. Judith Marshall says the mining industry’s deep resistance to government regulation meant warnings were ignored and emergency procedures inadequate. Judith Marshall is an associate at the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean at York University and a recently retired educator and writer with the United Steelworkers union.

A new report on the collapse of the tailings dam at Mount Polley and an even more catastrophic dam failure at the Samarco mine in Brazil finds many parallels between the two events. Judith Marshall says the mining industry’s deep resistance to government regulation meant warnings were ignored and emergency procedures inadequate. Judith Marshall is an associate at the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean at York University and a recently retired educator and writer with the United Steelworkers union.

No Borders Media presents an exclusive interview with Indigenous warrior Kanahus Manuel, in the aftermath of the recent Canada Federal Court of Appeal decision to quash approval of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline project. The pipeline, which would move tar sands crude and refined oil from Alberta to the British Columbia Coast, has been actively opposed by diverse groups, and by varied means, including civil disobedience and direct action. The heart of the resistance has been Indigenous nations in the path of the proposed pipeline. Kanahus is active with both the Secwepemc Women Warriors and the Tiny House Warriors in resisting the Trans Mountain pipeline. For many years, she has organized against corporate exploitation of the lands of her people, including the Sun Peaks ski resort, Imperial Metals, as well as the Mount Polley mine. In this exclusive interview, the first one she has given since the Federal Court of Appeal decision, Kanahus both responds to the recent legal victory against the pipeline, and provides context and analysis about ongoing grassroots resistance to destructive resource extraction projections. She speaks to us from beside the Blue River, on the path of the proposed pipeline. This interview was recorded on September 1, 2018 by Jaggi Singh for No Borders Media. ----- No Borders Media (Toronto/Montreal) fb: www.facebook.com/NoBordersMediaNetwork soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/NoBordersMedia twitter: https://twitter.com/NoBordersMedia contact: NoBordersMediaNetwork@gmail.com

On BIV Today… CPA Canada’s latest survey shows that more than two-thirds of Canadian business leaders believe Canada is less competitive than the U.S. as a place to invest and do business, compared with a year ago. The organization’s chief economist Francis Fong (1:22) examines the business monitor’s results. Putting a price on environmental risk makes disasters like Lac-Mégantic and Mount Polley less likely. Jason Dion (14:40), the lead researcher with Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission, discusses the economics of disasters, and how national and provincial policy changes can reduce our chances of seeing them. Kirk LaPointe and Hayley Woodin host, see more at https://biv.com.

More than a half dozen proposals to develop hardrock mines in northwestern British Columbia are producing worry downstream in Alaska. The mines would be located on some of the state's most productive and scenic salmon rivers, and the economic and environmental costs of a large spill of mine waste could be severe. The collapse of a tailings dam at the Mount Polley mine, which happened nearly three years ago in southern British Columbia, is still fresh in the memory. Last fall, Alaska and British Columbia officials signed an agreement that will guide watershed monitoring and public consultation for new mines. Circle of Blue reporter Brett Walton spoke with Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott about the state's concerns. The conversation touches on the difficulty of international negotiation, how the Trump administration could affect the agreement's implementation, and Alaska's definition of a successful outcome. This is HotSpots Podcast Episode 08.

In episode #92 of Talking Radical Radio (December 3, 2014), I talk with community organizer Kanahus Manuel of the Secwepemc Nation, on whose territory the massive Mount Polley mining disaster took place this past August. She talks about the grassroots struggle in response to the tailings pond spill, and the larger multi-front struggle to defend the land and to assert, defend, and strengthen the many Indigenous nations on the west coast. For a more detailed description of this episode, go here: http://talkingradical.ca/2014/12/03/radio-defending-land-and-nationhood-after-the-mount-polley-disaster/

From the earliest days of colonialism spreading west under industrial expansion, governments thought that natural resources were near infinite. Acts of exploitation were relatively harmless and just the cost of doing business. But with the stinky pulp mills, the mining site discharges, the hydro dams changing entire landscapes and the clear-cutting of forests, citizens came to expect more attention to the environment and responsible behaviour from industry. Despite government promises, the mining and oil & gas sectors still operate mostly the same. Because development is mostly in low populated areas, the urban majorities don't much care. Neoliberal governments claim that "red tape" inhibits enterprise hence the move to self-regulation by industry. If safe operations conflict with financial interests, unhealthy compromises result. Mount Polley is example #1. In BC, the Clark regime is beholden to the exploiters of natural resources. The mantra of development that provided gainful employment for the people and revenues for the province has shifted. The message is the same, but the winners are ever increasing profitable corporations. So what if there are few jobs and residual environmental damage? So what if royalties dwindle to next to nothing? So what if the billions in GDP are exports of raw materials with no local benefit? Royalties were higher in 2001 than 2016. Subsidies now amount to a larger total. Norm Farrell started to research and write on public affairs in 2009, focusing on BC issues. His work, now available at https://in-sights.ca has brought much unwelcome attention to the mismanagement and destruction of the public trust by industry compliant elected officials. May 9, 2017 is not that far off and BC has some hard decisions to make. Join us for some BC Truth on BCHydro, the LNG disaster, the neoliberal narrative and the compliant corporate media.

Lesley and Matt reflect back on Brexit and the recent run in gold prices before discussing Newmont Mining's (NYSE: NEM) Batu Hijau sale, Imperial Metals (TSX: III) getting the greenlight to re-start the Mount Polley mine in B.C., and Lucara Diamond's (TSX: LUC; US-OTC: LUCRF) Lesedi la Rona diamond failing to sell at auction. Bonus hijinx include: Celebrating the retirement of Matt's dad, the Northern Gateway pipeline, and dog and pony shows! Timeline: Macro markets and Brexit: 1m0s Newmont's US$1.3B sale of Batu Hijau interest: 7m45s Imperial Metals receives Mount Polley permit: 11m48s Matt's dad retires!: 14m10s Lucara's failed diamond auction: 15m51s The Yukon Minute (Sponsored): 18m43s Northern Gateway pipline: 25m50s Lundin Mining's Eagle East deposit: 29m20s Stories referenced in this episode: First Nations access fees for BC explorers ‘not acceptable,' says AME BC: http://www.northernminer.com/aboriginal-issues/first-nations-access-fees-b-c-explorers-not-acceptable-says-ame-bc/1003774692/ Imperial to resume operations at Mount Polley: http://www.northernminer.com/news/imperial-resume-normal-operations-mount-polley/1003774664/ Adamera CEO touts stronger capital markets for gold juniors: http://www.northernminer.com/news/adamera-ceo-touts-stronger-capital-markets-gold-juniors/1003774667/ Editorial: Brexit vote stokes gold rally: http://www.northernminer.com/commodities-markets/editorial-brexit-vote-stokes-gold-rally/1003774597/ Music Credit: Slow Burn Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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