Canadian Mines Ministers Conference in Halifax: Provinces & Territories Must Act To Avoid Mine Waste Disasters

Press Release • Jul 20, 2015

Online, July 20, 2015 (Newswire.com) - While Energy & Mines Ministers from across Canada are meeting in Halifax for their annual conference, a coalition of more than 50 environmental, First Nations, and community organizations today sent a letter to all Canadian Mines Ministers urging them to take immediate action to prevent the threat posed by hundreds of mine waste impoundments in Canada.

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