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Rallies hosted for and against Mount Polley, one year after spill

Today marks exactly one year of the tailings pond breach at Mount Polley, and with it comes one rally in support of the mine and its reopening, and one against

Today marks exactly one year of the tailings pond breach at Mount Polley

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The 2014 breach of the Imperial Metals-owned Mount Polley copper and gold mine tailings pond in central British Columbia, has been called one of the biggest environmental disasters in modern Canadian history. This aerial view shows the damage caused by a tailings pond breach near the town of Likely, B.C., where a years worth of mining waste and slurry flowed into Polley Lake. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)

It was one year ago today the mine's tailings pond breached, spilling 10 million cubic metres of sludge into nearby waterways.

A year later, Imperial Metals has completed "Phase One" of the clean up, and the mine is gearing up to get back into a partial reopening.

Kanahus Manuel is not happy about that.

She's one of the organizers of a protest rally at the gates of Mount Polley today.

Meanwhile, in Williams Lake, there's another rally later today in support of the mine.

Mayor Walt Cobb is part of that demonstration.

To hear the interview with Kanahus Manuel, click the link: A rally against Mount Polley

To hear the interview with Walt Cobb, click the link: A rally to support Mount Polley and its reopening

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