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Yukon biologist warns impacts to creek near Eagle mine contained, but could reach tipping point
The creek has been heavily monitored since part of the mine — where cyanide is used to process ore — failed in June with an enormous rockslide. Since then, contaminated water has been leaching into the environment. The latest publicly available government data shows cyanide in the creek continues to spike to levels so high fish could be killed.
Without more data, some salmon in B.C. and Yukon could face 'undocumented extinction,' study says
A lack of crucial data in vast Northwestern watersheds risks "undocumented extinction" of some salmon, according to a new study from a B.C.-based environmental group.
Yukon minister confirms leak at Eagle Gold mine, warns creek could see more impacts
The Yukon's Mines Minister John Streicker has confirmed toxic water at the Eagle Gold mine is escaping one of the newly-built storage ponds there.
Proposal to relicense Whitehorse dam clears review hurdle, conservationist calls foul
The board’s evaluation report states the project will have significant adverse impacts on the environment — and people — “in or outside Yukon.”
Yukon gov't reports potential leak at Eagle mine; chief says concerns about groundwater remain
The territory notified Yukoners Friday of the potential leak, which, it says, could be located in a new storage pond, built by a contractor hired by receiver PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Audit needed to expose systemic problems that led to Yukon mine's failure, chief says
The First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun has called on the Auditor General of Canada to launch a performance audit of the territorial and federal governments, to uncover underlying systemic problems that led to the failure, which saw roughly four million tonnes of ore being treated with cyanide solution slide off a heap at the mine site, with about half the material leaving containment.
Proposed protected area in Yukon is about recognizing Indigenous sovereignty, says conservationist
The Ross River Dena Council in the Yukon is accommodating the territorial and federal governments to potentially create its Indigenous protected area, not the other way around, says a conservationist.
First Nation, Yukon and federal gov'ts agree to look into new protected area
A memorandum of understanding, signed on Friday, stems from the Ross River Dena Council's proposal to create an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA) that would be roughly 41,000 square kilometres in size.
Rural Yukoners say Canada Post strike hitting them particularly hard
Whitehorse has access to other courier services, including FedEx and Purolator, but in rural and remote communities like Pelly Crossing and Destruction Bay, Canada Post is the only postal service around.
Main backer of proposed mineral exploration project near Haines, Alaska, pulls out
An Alaska Native tribe and conservationists say they've notched a win over a mineral exploration project near Haines, Alaska, now that the main financial backer of the Palmer project has bailed.