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B.C. approves tailings dam height increase at Mount Polley mine, site of massive 2014 breach

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British Columbia has approved a 13-metre increase to the tailings dam at the Mount Polley mine, nearly 12 years after one of Canada's worst mining disasters at the site.

B.C. approves expansion at Mount Polley mine

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British Columbia has approved an expansion project at the Mount Polley Mine, about 56 kilometres northeast of Williams Lake. 

Three workers trapped at northwest B.C. mine

Provincial Emily Joveski -
A rescue operation is underway for three trapped workers at a mine in northwestern B.C.

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Polls open in local government elections in Boundary

2026 BC Election
General voting day has arrived for local government elections in the Boundary. The polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in each community.

B.C. election: A look at the main party promises as advance voting begins

2026 BC Election
With advance voting underway in B.C.'s provincial election, the major parties are offering competing plans on affordability, health care, housing and the economy.

B.C. Conservatives drop candidate over alleged online comments about Hitler

2026 BC Election
The B.C. Conservatives have dropped a second election candidate following allegations of antisemitic and racist social media posts.

Grand Forks Public Library marks 80 years as community’s heart

Community
On Oct. 16, 1946 the Grand Forks Public Library entered the world in a small upstairs room of the post office, which is now city hall.

Free transit offered across West Kootenay on municipal election day

Transit
West Kootenay residents will be able to ride BC Transit for free on Saturday, Oct. 17, as voters head to the polls for the 2026 municipal elections.
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