The B.C. government announced today (July 16) it is updating the Area-Based Management Plan for the Elk Valley to further improve how B.C. manages the…
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Petition will require answers on mine takeover
Submitted by Wildsight The federal government will be required to answer questions as to how it is protecting Canadian taxpayers as part of its review…
Poll finds most want B.C. to increase environmental bonding
Submitted by Wildsight Kootenay residents are concerned they’ll be left to cover the cost of environmental damage caused by local industry, new polling reveals, as…
$6.4 billion needed for partial clean-up of water pollution
A new Wildsight-commissioned report has revealed it will cost at least $6.4 billion to reverse rising selenium concentrations in Canadian and United States waterways due…
NWP’s Crown Mountain project passes IAAC review
NWP Coal Canada Limited (NWP) announced Jan. 15 that the combined Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Assessment Application (EIS/A) for the Crown Mountain Coking Coal…
Proposed sale of coal mines raises environmental concerns
Teck’s proposed sale of its Elk Valley coal mines to Glencore, a large mining company with a poor environmental record, has environmental advocates concerned that…
USW won’t support takeover without more commitments
United Steelworkers union (USW) has issued a statement noting it is reserving its support of Glencore’s takeover of Teck’s Elk Valley Resources steelmaking coal operations…
Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it responds to sale of EVR to Glencore
Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it (Tobacco Plains Indian Band) has released an official response to the recent sale of Elk Valley Resources from Teck to Glencore. “It is…
Conservative MPs warn Teck takeover would be devastating
A trio of Conservative Party MPs gathered at Fiorentino Brothers Contracting Ltd. in Cranbrook’s Industrial Park Thursday morning to outline the critical importance of Teck…
Teck taking different tack to reorganization
Teck Resources Limited today announced it has determined not to proceed with the consideration by its shareholders at its special meeting today, of the current…