'Yukon Gold' TV star charged for mess left at Klondike claims
Vic Istchenko | CBC News | Posted: December 15, 2016 12:43 AM | Last Updated: December 15, 2016
Ken Foy is accused of failing to properly clean up his last placer mine near Dawson City
A reality TV star with the Yukon Gold series has garnered some unwanted scrutiny from Yukon mining inspectors.
Gold miner Ken Foy faces a series of environmental charges, accused of failing to clean up at his placer mine near Dawson City.
Foy, a Port Moody B.C. resident, is a fan favourite on the History Channel's popular Yukon Gold series.
The show's website describes Foy as a long-time miner who, through successive seasons working the "cursed Moose Creek," has "taken a financial and emotional beating" and "left him with nothing".
Eight charges under Yukon's Environment, Lands, and Waters Act include allegations Foy failed to reshape the landscape at his Klondike claims, and buried some of his equipment before leaving the site.
The allegations have not been proven in court.
Foy's next court appearance in Whitehorse is set for Jan. 18.