Beneath the Surface: A Podcast by the BC Mining Law Reform Network
BC Mining Law Reform
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Does Regulation Delay Mines? w/ Rosemary Collard and Jessica Dempsey
Episode Notes In this episode, we’re joined by geographers Rosemary Collard and Jessica Dempsey to discuss their groundbreaking audit of mining projects in British Columbia. Are environmental…
Challenging the KSM Mine w/ Rachel Gutman
Episode Notes This episode of Beneath the Surface features a discussion about the proposed Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell (KSM) mine in northern British Columbia. If completed, the KSM mine would become…
Salmon Beyond Borders w/ Heather Hardcastle
Episode Notes In this episode of Beneath the Surface, we sit down with Heather Hardcastle, who helped to found Salmon Beyond Borders, a campaign dedicated to protecting salmon and the vital…
Mount Polley: A decade of disaster w/ Doug Watt
Episode Notes On August 4, 2014, the Mount Polley mine's tailings storage facility failed, discharging 25 million cubic meters of toxic sludge into Polley Lake, Hazeltine Creek, and Quesnel…
Mining, tailings, and water pollution w/ Adrienne Berchtold
Episode Notes In this episode of ‘Beneath the Surface’, we explore the impact of mining on water resources in British Columbia, with a special focus on mine tailings and their potential environmental…
Canada's "critical minerals" update: implications and insights w/ Jamie Kneen
Episode Notes In this episode of 'Beneath the Surface', we sit down with Jamie Kneen, Outreach Coordinator and Canada Program Co-Lead at Mining Watch Canada, to talk about the recent updates to…
Mining Claims and Salmon Habitats in a Changing Climate w/ Tara Marsden
Episode Notes As northern BC's glaciers melt, revealing new salmon habitats, these critical ecosystems face imminent threats from increased mineral staking. Tara Marsden, Wilp Sustainability Director…
Reforming the Mineral Tenure Act w/ Nikki Skuce
Episode Notes In this episode of Beneath the Surface, we sit down with Nikki Skuce, Director of the Northern Confluence Initiative and co-chair of BC Mining Law Reform, to dive deep into the reform…
Selenium Pollution in the Elk Valley w/ Simon Wiebe
Episode Notes This episode features an interview with Simon Wiebe, a former mineral exploration geologist and Mining Policy and Impacts Researcher with Wildsight. Wildsight recently commissioned a…
Exploring the Costs of Mining Cleanup w/ Francesca Fionda
Episode Notes We sit down with Francesca Fionda, a reporter from The Narwhal, to discuss the recent investigation she led into BC's mining reclamation funding. Our discussion focuses on the…
Pitfall w/ Christopher Pollon
Episode Notes This episode of Beneath the Surface features an interview with journalist and author Christopher Pollon. We navigate the complex terrain of mining in British Columbia through the lens…
Indigenous Sovereignty & Mining Law: The Gitxaała v BC Case w/ Gavin Smith
Episode Notes This episode of Beneath the Surface features an interview with Gavin Smith, a staff lawyer at West Coast Environmental Law. The interview delve into the legal efforts aimed at reforming…
The BC Mining Law Reform network w/ Nikki Skuce & Jamie Kneen
Episode Notes The inaugural episode of Beneath the Surface features a discussion with BCMLR co-chairs Nikki Skuce and Jamie Kneen. We chat about the reasons for the creation of BCMLR, the gaps that…
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