First Nation launches challenge of B.C.'s approval to raise Mount Polley mine dam

First Nation takes B.C. government to court over Mount Polley dam expansion

In March, the province approved the raising of the mine's tailings dam by four metres, saying it was necessary to manage spring runoff.

B.C. First Nation files for judicial review of Mount Polley mine expansion

Xatśūll challenging B.C. government authorization of Mount Polley tailings dam expansion

B.C. First Nation launches challenge of province’s approval to raise Mount Polley mine dam

Xatsull First Nation has filed a petition in B.C. Supreme Court requesting a judicial review of the government decision to approve the raising of the dam by four metres

First Nation launches challenge of B.C.'s approval to raise Mount Polley mine dam

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Xatśūll First Nation files judicial review over Mount Polley expansion

Mount Polley was given authorization by the B.C. government to expand its tailings dam by four metres in March

Government pays $42M to Snuneymuxw for teytexen settlement

NANAIMO — A historic land settlement has concluded between the federal government and Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN). In a video posted online on Monday, April 15, Chief Michael Wyse confirmed the federal government had paid $42 million as part of a settlement connected to 58.3 acres of land taken from the First Nation along the Nanaimo River in Cedar. Known as teytexen Village, Wyse said the government failed to protect the land, as outlined in …