An oil leak right in Vancouver harbour, with slicks washing up on the pristine shores of English Bay and Stanley Park — that certainly gets voters paying attention to the environment in an election year. April’s spill from a cargo ship’s own fuel tank was small as these things go — less than 3,000 litres, […]
Tailings ponds impact greater than estimated
In case you missed this story at the end of 2014, it ties in with our interviews concerning another study on the region by scientist Roland Hall. ———– Last November, Environment Canada released a study it says confirms oils ands tailings ponds are releasing toxic and potentially cancer-causing chemicals into the air. Scientist Elisabeth Galarneau said […]