It's quite easy to see the provincial governments flip flop.

Afterall the HST was not even "on their radar", during the last election campaign.

As a person from the puddle, I can say that people will be angry no matter what the outcome is. If the mine is not approved, people will be very upset about losing out on the jobs we need so badly here. If the mine is approved, the First Nations will be upset because it will impact their lands. IMO, we really need the jobs this project could bring, otherwise Williams Lake may go the way of the do do bird. As so many families have been forced to move away to find work already and businesses negatively impacted by the forest fires this year are being hit with the HST, the community outlook is sad. My own business has seen a drop of 18-23 percent in recent months.

Let's be honest here,ok?
This isn't just about the Prosperity mine,it is about all mines!
I have yet to see first nation bands NOT put up a battle whenever a company attempts to dig a big hole in B.C.
The McLeod lake band were smart...they got a piece of the pie with the Terrane/Mt.Milligan mine,but you can bet this it not over yet!

You are right Andyfreeze, I agree completely. Sadly, the motivation for or against a mine boils down to money. But as it is politically incorrect to say 'I want in on the money' or 'I want more money' people use things like the environment as a bigger issue than it really is. For the Williams Lake project Fish Lake is being held up as the central issue, however, the lake is the size of a large swimming pool, is really more of a lagoon, and has no access routes to get there. And I would bet that if Taseko significantly increased the dollar figure to the communities west of Williams lake, Fish Lake would cease to be an issue anymore.

God almighty, did any of you read the story?
They could not expand a LODGE, but its now okay for an OPEN PIT MINE??
A tourist lodge, vs open pit mine!
Get it?
Too bad there's a loss of added jobs, this is all about a corporation wanting to profit on the backs of others, very similar to Enbridge. Give it a rest, lets see some bond put up that they are not going to destroy fish habitat.
Money talks, BS walks.
Forget it, not for my kids sake.

How is this even a question?

Jobs created by lodge expansion - 5
Jobs created by Prosperity - 1000

Do the math.

Why are all the mines needing to put tailings in lakes now? Only because it's the most inexpensive way? Let's keep our lakes and rivers out of development plans.

"Why are all the mines needing to put tailings in lakes now?"


Its not the tailings they are putting in the lakes.. Tailings are usually stored behind a man made dam. And arent toxic because all the metals are revmoved.. Its essentially a giant sand box.

Waste rock is rock that is removed to get a the main ore.. Usually there are some low grade sulphides in this rock that arent economical to procces there fore the the sulfides oxidize and create acid rock drainage.. Thye put this rock under water to remove oxygen from the equation so acid rock drainage cant happen. This is where the lake comes in..

Besides if you guys knew how many lakes around here are naturally sitting on top of sulphide mineral deposits of copper and mercury... You wouldnt sleep at night.

Jobs created by lodge expansion - 5
Jobs created by Prosperity - 1000
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Lodge jobs: only in june, july and august and low pay.
Mine jobs: union wages all year.

It's an easy choice! Go ahead with the mine!
It's jobs we need, good jobs.