Imperial's Mount Polley dam case lands in appeal court
2025-09-04 19:42 ET - Street Wire
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by Mike Caswell
The Xatsull First Nation has appealed a loss that it suffered in court over Imperial Metals Corp.'s plan to increase the height of the dam at the Mount Polley mine by four metres. The Xatsull, previously seen in front of the courthouse with signs such as "No Mining Without Consent," complain that the government allowed the mine expansion to go ahead without properly considering their rights. Imperial Metals, meanwhile, says that the Xatsull had been consulted and that the expansion had all the necessary approvals.
The appeal is set out in a notice filed with the Court of Appeal for British Columbia on Wednesday, Sept. 3. The notice says nothing of substance beyond the standard legalese, but a news release issued by the Xatsull makes it clear that they remain opposed to the expansion. "The precedent of the August 6th ruling needs to be set right," reads the Xatsull statement. They say that provincial regulators must consider "the level of environmental oversight and Aboriginal rights and title" when it comes to future expansions of the mine.
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speechless always on these situations. No one can control acts of God,no one can predict the future. Minerals are needed unless you want to stay in the dark ages. Since you are blessed with the minerals why not accept the minerals exist and benefit from them. The tahltan and nisga have accepted and are benefiting they are now taking over a port in BC.
If you have driven outside of Vancouver, well even inside Vancouver you can drive into capilano reserve or other reserves in lower mainland you can see the situations.
The argument is, " we want no one here", "we dont want change"...but even water purification systems can be negotiated, or anything with mining companies if you feel bad receiving cash... the point is use the resource to make lives better--- the argumet many times is, we dont want to change our lives....well everyone needs clean water...sewage treatment systems...etc...etc... fukin commies setup towns in middle of nowhere as did loggin companies here and mining companies in the past....Timmins would not exist if the Timmins brothers didn't find that monster quartz outcrop loaded with gold...more money been made litigating and talking about having gold since 1950's.
Posted by oh at 2025-09-05 07:18
Xatsull First Nation says, "No mining without consent"? How about no more of our taxpayer money without our consent?
Posted by Bananada Man at 2025-09-05 14:33
Interesting, innit, that the First Nations who are clamouring for their own nations, languages, governments, etc. are only too happy to accept Canadian dollars.
What ever happened to wampum (dentalium and other shells), copper shields, baskets, obsidian, etc?
Posted by halcrow at 2025-09-05 15:16