Mount Polley Mine Blocked

Yesterday the Secwepemc Women’s Warrior Society, blockaded the entrance of the Mount Polley Mine, located in their traditional territory in so called western “Canada.” The blockade was timed for the two year anniversary of the Mount Polley Mine disaster, where a tailings pond dam failed and spilled two million cubic meters of mining waste, devastating the Hazeltine Creek and parts of the Quesnel Lake. During the blockade, which included elders and children, an employee of the mine drove through the crowd injuring a land defender. Below is a statement form the Secwepemc Women’s Warrior Society. If you value these reports, consider making a donation - http://submedia.tv/donate On August 4, 2016, the Secwepemc Women’s Warrior Societies and Allies, including Ancestral Pride gathered in front of the Imperial Metals Mount Polley Mine to mark the second year anniversary of British Columbia’s largest catastrophic industrial disaster devastating one of the world’s most fragile ecosystems, hom