CCQL
CONCERNED CITIZENS OF QUESNEL LAKE
ACT NOW for QUESNEL LAKE
THE BC GOVERNMENT HAS JUST APPROVED MINE WASTE DISCHARGE INTO QUESNEL LAKE TO 2025 AND BEYOND!
No Lake in British Columbia is safe from the BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy to allow mines to dispose of their waste into pristine environments!
The BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change’s strategy allows Industry to dispose of their waste into pristine environments! The name of this department suggests that the BC Government is taking care of the most revered and the greatest asset, BC’s natural environment! Smoke and Mirrors! What is the BC Government’s strategy for the environment when allowing a Gold and Copper mine to discharge their mine waste into the once Pristine Quesnel Lake! Click here for the full story
RESEARCH SHOWS HIGHER THAN NORMAL COPPER LEVELS IN QUESNEL LAKE
The Quesnel River Research Centre along with the UNBC, UBC and Institute of Ocean Sciences have just published a paper; Annual pulses of copper- enriched sediment in North American river downstream of large lake following the catastrophic failure of a mine storage facility. TO READ THE FULL REPORT CLICK HERE
CAMPAIGN STATEMENT
The Concerned Citizens of Quesnel Lake is a small group with a big issue, the last legal remedy to save Quesnel Lake is an environmental appeal. Win or lose this will force a change in any industry that uses water.
THE PIPELINE
This is the FIRST ever video showing one of the four diffusers discharging contaminated mine wastewater at the Mount Polley Mine (Imperial Metals) in B.C., Canada into Quesnel Lake.
THE CELEBRITIES OF QUESNEL LAKE
One of the main goals of CCQL is to protect our fish. Quesnel Lake is home to many varieties of fish species including: Sockeye, Spring and landlocked Kokanee salmon. As well as Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, and Gerard Rainbow Trout.