Nearly ten years ago, on August 4, 2014, one of Canada’s worst mine disasters occurred when a tailings pond at the Mount Polley copper mine near Williams Lake collapsed, spilling 20 million cubic metres of water and mine slurry into Hazeltine Creek, Polley Lake and Quesnel Lake and mowing down trees and erasing streambeds.
The company that owns the mine, Imperial Metals (TSX:III), spent $70 million on environmental remediation, and ten years trying to rebuild its financial health, its reputation and trust between it and the local community, including the Williams Lake First Nation.
The company recently marked the upcoming 10th year anniversary of the disaster by taking a
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