B.C. is home to ‘high-risk’ toxic mine waste sites. Here are 5 you need to know about
The Narwhal Mining operations in B.C. store wet waste in tailings ‘ponds’ shored up by a dam. A dam failure could be catastrophic for watersheds and communities. Click here […]
B.C. landslide river surge reaches Lower Mainland
CBC Max Paulhus says he could hear wood breaking and a roaring sound before an approaching surge of water raced down the Fraser River after breaking free from a landslide […]
Disaster Dodged in Chilcotin River Landslide
The Tyee Authorities, still urging caution, got the gradual flow they were hoping for. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Flood.
Residents worry about waterways 10 years after Mount Polley spill
CBC The tailings dam at the Mount Polley mine, about 231 kilometres north of Kamloops, B.C., failed that day, sending toxic mine waste into nearby lakes and streams. It is […]
Evacuations ordered in B.C. as water flows over landslide that dammed Chilcotin River
CTV News The B.C. government says it’s “extremely unsafe” to be near the banks of the Chilcotin and Fraser rivers both upstream and downstream from a massive landslide after water […]
Flash floods ‘imminent’ after Chilcotin landslide: officials
CBC The Tŝilhqot’in National Government (TNG) has declared a local state of emergency after a landslide blocked the Chilcotin River in British Columbia’s Cariboo region. The announcement came Thursday afternoon […]
Wildfires devastated Jasper. The soot and ash are putting Alberta’s glaciers at risk, scientists warn
CBC Ash is darkening Athabasca Glacier, causing it to absorb more solar heat and hastening glacier melt. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more […]
B.C. on lookout for floods after landslide blocks Chilcotin river, forces evacuations
National Observer A government statement says the landslide Wednesday blocked the river that feeds into the Fraser River, and a sudden release of water “may cause rapid rises in river […]
New Living Lakes Canada report sheds light on importance of lake foreshore conservation
Water Canada Living Lakes Canada undertook a four-year lake study from 2019-2023 to understand how lake foreshores in the B.C. Columbia Basin region are changing due to urbanization and development. […]
Sea to Sky communities to receive water infrastructure upgrades
Water Canada Pemberton will make upgrades after a combined investment of more than $8.1 million from the federal and provincial governments, and the Village of Pemberton. This project will construct […]
