Been to Hell

Today I went to see the Mt Polley mining disaster for myself.  First Nations that I have worked with sampling for European farm salmon viruses called me.  I don't know anything about the mine tailings that exploded out of the Mt Polley tailings pond on August 4th, but I know evasive government behaviour when I see it.  Frankly, I don't believe that this massive injection of mine tailings into pristine Quesnel Lake is not dangerous to life.

My objective with this trip was to take samples of the water and sediment and I wanted to meet the people caught by this. Yesterday I went out on Quesnel Lake where 1/4 of this years Fraser sockeye are expected to return.  Chris Blake of Williams Lake was our guide.  She has fought for the natural world of this area for decades and knows the people and the place well.

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