Similkameen people say once-pristine waterways tainted by mine waste as company doubles down: ‘It’s scary’

Similkameen people say once-pristine waterways tainted by mine waste as company doubles down: ‘It’s scary’

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Questioned at a private community meeting about contamination in Wolfe Creek, a Hudbay Minerals representative insists she ‘would drink the water’. The mine has been repeatedly fined by the province for polluting nearby waterways.   Click here to read the story.

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