In the coming weeks, the City of Fernie will have a contractor installing test groundwater wells on city-owned park land alongside the Cedars Subdivision. The…
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Heavy metal contamination originating from mining dust
Submitted by Wildsight What’s in that dust drifting off coal mines in the Elk Valley? That’s a question Wyatt Petryshen, Wildsight’s mining policy and impacts…
Fernie Water Quality Advisory rescinded
Effective immediately, the City of Fernie has rescinded the Water Quality Advisory issued April 12, 2023. Current testing indicates the water quality is “GOOD” at the Fairy…
Fernie confirms increased selenium in James White wells
The City of Fernie has completed independent testing confirming the increased presence of selenium in the James White Park Wells. While levels are within the…
Teck handed largest-ever Fisheries Act fine
Teck Coal was today handed two fines amounting to $60 million after pleading guilty in Provincial Court in Fernie to two charges of releasing selenium…
Feds issue Fisheries Act direction to Teck
Teck Resources Limited today announced that Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a ‘Direction’ under the Fisheries Act to Teck Coal, setting out measures…
Wildsight says dead fish raise larger questions
Twenty-six dead westslope cutthroat trout were recently found downstream of Teck’s Line Creek Operations. Teck Resources Limited last week reported the incident. While Teck has…
B.C. responds to Montana’s selenium-level objective for Koocanusa
British Columbia intends to establish a selenium-level objective for Lake Koocanusa in its own good time, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy stated…
Coal mining pollutes water and destroys our environment
Letter to the Editor In this global climate crisis, when the world is wanting to reduce its CO2 emissions, it seems counter-intuitive to consider extending…
District bringing new drinking water well online
The District of Sparwood, Teck Resources Limited and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy are working in partnership to bring Well #4 online…