OP-ED ARTICLE: B.C. needs to restore ‘adequate public oversight’ to protect the environment, says forester Anthony Britneff

NASA aerial photo of the Mount Polley Mine site in July 2014 before the dam breach

Mine Disaster a Toxic Warning for BC Government

“When a dam holding back a massive amount of highly toxic water gave way at the Mount Polley mine in August 2014, it triggered more than one of the worst environmental disasters in Canadian history,” wrote Anthony Britneff in an opinion piece published in the Vancouver Sun newspaper in June 2018.

“It exposed the dark underside of the B.C. government’s policy of drumming large numbers of public servants out of the business of protecting our environment and turning much of that work over, instead, to the private sector.”

To Learn More:

To read the complete article, download a copy of B.C. needs to restore ‘adequate public oversight’ to protect the environment.

Read more by Anthony Britneff at https://twitter.com/AnthonyBritneff

Download a copy of the Professional Reliance Review completed by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy .

NASA aerial photo of the Mount Polley Mine site in August 2014 after the dam breach