A new study clearly indicates that the Elk River is being poisoned by toxic levels of selenium leaching from Teck Coal’s open-pit coal mining waste rock. The high rates of selenium – far in excess of British Columbia guidelines – have created a crisis for fish and other species in the Elk River.
Teck’s Greenhills mine with Fording River in background © Garth Lenz – iLCP
It is time to take a big step back and look at how this area is managed as a whole. Not to rush through new mining permits.
This Canada Water Week, the Elk River especially could use some love…visit www.ilovemylake.ca and share your love for the Elk! Sign the declaration and help us remind Environment Minister Peter Kent and Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield how much we all love our lakes and other waterbodies!
