THE NARWHAL: A community transformed from mining town to resort destination. It doesn’t want to go back
There’s a political push to dig up minerals deemed critical for a low-carbon economy. But residents in Rossland, B.C., are resisting a new mine West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources is applying to open a magnesium mine in an area known as Record Ridge, approximately five kilometres north of the U.S-Canada border. The Calgary-based company is waiting on the B.C. government to determine the next steps, including whether the project will require a provincial environmental assessment, which can put limits on projects or, in some rare cases , stop them altogether ... CLICK HERE for the full story