Was nlot based on science? They wanted to take the cheep route and use a lake for a tailing pond thereby killing a good lake and all the down stream run off effects. That was one mine we didn't need at that kind of cost to the environment. We know the minerals are there, and in time a company with a proper plan for the tailings will get approval IMO.

In most cases, I support development. but using a lake for tailing pond is incorrect.

That is the reason why, I can not believe the Taesko mine project in WL area is going ahead.

It was based on science and past practice. There have been plenty of mines that have used lakes for tailings in the past.

However the destruction of Duncan lake was too high a cost to bear in this instance. Why could they not put the tailings from the new mine into the open pit of the old mine? Simplistic I know but that might have been a viable solution.

Im sure if the solution was simplistic they would do it. These mining companies dont spend hundreds of millions of dollars, and not know how to get rid of tailings.

Hopefully Mt Milligan (Terrance Metals) mine NW of MacKenzie will come on stream about the time that this mine closes. If that happens, then there should not be a net loss of jobs.

who wants to work anyway.

I think Northgate was mainly annoyed with how the process was handled. If I recall the environmental assessment was approved at one point but was dismissed later on over concerns brought forth by the native bands in the area.

I am all for industry creating jobs and working towards a viable future for everyone but we need to figure out how to do this without destroying our habitat. I am not so naive to think that industry cannot be pollution free but I would like to ensure that there will be a viable habitat in the area long after the mine is gone.

Northgate seems to be taking the proper steps with their shut down of Kemess.

Palopu: While there will be no net loss of jobs what we need is a net gain. How do we do that? I haven't the slightest idea but something has to give or there will be a couple of new ghosttowns around here soon.

Take a small scale map, now see if you can find Duncan lake among the hundreds of other lakes. Prince George is many times bigger than Duncan Lake. No mine, no income, no taxes from the mine, say hello to HST. Our loss, Australia's gain. Don't anybody here now complain about taxes.

Mother nature will reclaim all, eventually. We just want it reclaimed in a few lifetimes. Thus, big industry seems to think it is OK to waste a lake. and let mother nature reclaim it over a thousand years. Which, I do no consider it acceptable.

If we are trying to deversify our economy into mining and energy, gaining 350 jobs at mount milligan and loosing 350 at kemess is not going to help. I really think its time that the Provincial and federal gov't start making decision's based on these properties being their's and not native land. We need decision's made for the growth and prosperity of our province especially in the north. We are one country lets start acting like it and treating everyone equal