Nicole Hancock
Indigenous community hosts full moon ceremony ...

Kristen Villebrun and Wendy Bush hoped they wouldn't have to pray for Chedoke Creek, but four years after they first raised alarm about the water's condition, they were part of an Indigenous full moon ceremony to do just that. About 50 people showed up near Princess Point on the dark and frigid Monday evening for the monthly ceremony, which was particularly special as it focused on Chedoke Creek. The body of water that runs into Cootes Paradise had about 24 billion litres of sewage and storm water runoff leak into it due to a gate being left open.

Indigenous community hosts full moon ceremony to heal Chedoke Creek

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BQE Water Directors Recognized for Lifetime Achievements in Mining & Metallurgical Extraction

BQE Water Directors Recognized for Lifetime Achievements in Mining & Metallurgical Extraction

BQE Water Inc. (TSXV: BQE), a leader in the treatment and management of mine impacted waters, proudly congratulates Clem Pelletier and Chris Fleming – two long serving Directors of the Company – for their recent awards in recognition of their life-long contributions to the mining industry. Clem Pelletier, a process chemist/metallurgist who was one of the Company's founding Directors had served on various committees from 2000 until 2018 and continues to serve as a technical advisor, is the recipient of the 2022 Robert R. Hedley Award for Excellence in Social and Environmental Responsibility as presented by the Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) of British Columbia. This award honours individuals for their significant contributions to the social or environmental responsibility of projects, including impacts that increase equity, diversity and inclusion. For more than 50 years, Clem Pelletier has championed environmental impact studies and collaboration with Indigenous groups for the permitting of major mining projects worldwide.

Climate change raises risks for mining industry

Climate change raises risks for mining industry

In the North, some mines risk leaking acid if the permafrost melts, while across Canada heavier rainfall will add strain to tailings dams and a lack of it could throw operations. While no strangers to extreme weather, the growing risks from climate change are forcing the mining industry to take a hard look at their methods, and how to prepare for the worst. Many of the most prudent actions to minimize risk are, however, also more costly, meaning that while some have taken them on, not everyone has followed suit.

Mining industry digs into alternative methods as climate risks rise

Mining industry digs into alternative methods as climate risks rise

In the North, some mines risk leaking acid if the permafrost melts, while across Canada heavier rainfall will add strain to tailings dams and a lack of it could throw operations. While no strangers to extreme weather, the growing risks from climate change are forcing the mining industry to take a hard look at their methods and how to prepare for the worst. Many of the most prudent actions to minimize risk are, however, also more costly, meaning that while some have taken them on, not everyone has followed suit.

Forward Water Technologies says it is a finalist in the MABC Mining Innovation Challenge: Reduce Water Use

Forward Water Technologies says it is a finalist in the MABC Mining Innovation Challenge: Reduce Water Use

"The mining industry is essential to the global economy as well as continuing to increase the quality of life. However, enabling this industry to be sustainable is essential and Forward Water is aiding in that evolution,” the company’s president and CEO Howie Honeyman said Forward Water Technologies (TSX-V:FWTC) Corp has announced that it is one of the five finalists moving to the second phase of the Mining Innovation Challenge: Reduce Water Use organised by the Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC) and Foresight Canada.

Mining association objects to proposed federal coal effluent rules

Mining association objects to proposed federal coal effluent rules

Canada’s mining industry is pushing back against proposed tougher federal coal effluent rules, saying the draft regulations aren’t practical or backed by science. “We just do not see a path to achieving those limits,” said Pierre Gratton of the Mining Association of Canada, which expressed its concerns in a March 2 letter to Environment Canada. “(Environment Canada) has not articulated a justification for going further than the limits that have been agreed to.” The federal government has been trying to write effluent rules for coal since 2017, in response to requests from industry.

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