Thunderous roar
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- Published on Wednesday, 30 August 2017 09:15
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It was 5 in the morning when Skeed Borkowski woke to the sound of the phone ringing on August 4, 2014.
He stepped outside and could hear a thunderous roar. It rumbled like a jet plane overhead, a sound that wouldn’t stop for 13 hours. What Skeed was hearing was millions of litres of toxic tailings from the Mount Polley Mine thunder into Hazeltine Creek and Quesnel Lake.
Here's the thing: in the three years since the Mount Polley disaster, B.C. has continued to approve more mines using the same type of dangerous tailings pond as the one that burst.
In the last few days dozens of you have stepped up to send award-winning aerial photographer Garth Lenz to northern B.C. to capture unprecedented images of the province’s mining boom — thank you!
It’s so critical we capture these images before the seasons change that a generous donor has stepped forward to match every dollar you give until Thursday at midnight. That means $25 becomes $50 and $50 becomes $100. Can you give $25 or $50 right now?
There are currently 10 advanced mining projects in northwest B.C. alone. The challenge is that right now these mines are largely out of sight, out of mind.
There are virtually no photos of what’s happening on the ground because the mines are so remote they’re very expensive to access. With your help, we are going to change that‚ but we need to raise $10,000 in the next two days.
Every dollar you give by midnight Thursday will be doubled. Please give generously while you have this e-mail open.
With a new government in charge, shining a spotlight on B.C.’s mining boom is more important now than ever. The time is ripe to update B.C.’s antiquated mining laws and protect communities from another Mount Polley-style disaster.
Remember, if you give $25, it’ll be doubled, so we get $50. If you give $50, we’ll get $100. Can you give $25 or $50 to help make sure B.C. learns from its mistakes?
Thanks for all you do,
Emma Gilchrist
Editor-in-Chief
P.S. This unprecedented photo essay will shine a spotlight on B.C.’s remote mines, many of which have never been seen by the public, but we need your support to make it happen. Please give what you can right now.
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