[evoz] Mount Polley mine disaster speaker at Camosun College December 3

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Published on Thursday, 27 November 2014 12:44
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Mount Polley mine disaster speaker at Camosun College December 3

The toxic tailings spill at the Imperial Metals mine in the Cariboo district of central BC in August 2014 has been called one of the biggest environmental disasters in Canadian history. Four months after the spill, BC Environment Minister Mary Polak has admitted that “the scale of the disaster is tremendous.”

Hear First Nations activist Jacinda Mack describe the cause and consequences of the spill and its implications for the province of BC and native people in the Fraser River watershed.

Jacinda Mack is the Natural Resources Manager at the Xat’sull First Nation (previously known as the Soda Creek Indian Band), and the Mining Response Coordinator at the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council.

December 3, 7:00pm, in Young 310 on the Lansdowne Campus of Camosun College.

All are welcome to attend. Free admission.

Sponsored by the Camosun College Faculty Association and the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators Human Rights and International Solidarity Committee

For further information, contact Larry Hannant at 250 370 3389 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..