The Tsilhqot'in refuse to surrender
As shareholders of Taseko Mines gathered for their annual general meeting in Vancouver, a group of protesters were there to speak out against the company’s mining project in northern British Columbia.
Prosperity Mine
Oliver: 'dysfunctional' comments "not referring to First Nations in general"
APTN National News Joe Oliver, the federal Minister of Natural Resources, has come under fire…
Oliver: ‘dysfunctional’ comments “not referring to First Nations in general”
APTN National News Joe Oliver, the federal Minister of Natural Resources, has come under fire…
Echoes of a long-ago guerrilla war on Nemiah Valley road
On Saturday afternoon, a Taseko Mines convoy of trucks and equipment was stopped by an RCMP cruiser on the gravel Nemiah Valley road in British Columbia’s interior.
Tsilhqot’in continue battle to protect territory from gold, copper mine
The Tsilhqot’in nation has launched a lawsuit against the British Columbia government and mining firm Taseko in the wake of the recent decision by federal government to approve a second environmental assessment review for the prosperity mine project.
Chief Baptiste opines on Taseko Mines’ new proposal
APTN National News Taseko Mines has been trying to get the Prosperity Mine approved for…
Prosperity mine resurrection?
British Columbia Liberal leadership candidate Christy Clark says if chosen leader she would resurrect Taseko Mine’s controversial Prosperity mine project which would drain a lake sacred to area First Nations.
Shares drop on mining company behind Prosperity mine
Shares of a British Columbia mining company waiting on the federal cabinet to decide the fate of their controversial gold and copper mine plummeted Thursday.
Tensions rising over Prosperity gold mine
Inflammatory remarks from a respected Williams Lake, B.C.,businessman highlight the growing tension between the town’s people and the Tsilhqot’in nation which opposes a gold and copper mine that would drain a sacred lake.