On a cloudy February morning in 2019, the owners of a century-old pulp mill in Port Alice, on northern Vancouver Island, told their workers to leave, shut off the power and “lock the gate.” Inside, a sprawling waste site containing oil, asbestos, mercury, chlorine and carcinogenic chemicals stood at “imminent risk of failure.” Six years and one landfill landslide later, the province has spent over $150 million to address the site’s immediate risks — but dangers remain ... CLICK HERE for the full story
A discussion on political, economic and social issues in British Columbia, and Canada