Leaders of the Tsilhqot’in Nation plan ‘peaceful action’ to prevent drilling
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WILLIAMS LAKE — Leaders of the Tsilhqot’in Nation in Williams Lake say will take peaceful action to prevent Taseko Mines from beginning investigative work in the area this morning.
The mining company sent a notice on June 27th indicating it would begin using logging and road-clearing equipment starting today.
The company says the drilling is an attempt to prove that the two lakes with cultural and spiritual significance for the Tsilhqot’in will not be harmed by its __ “New Prosperity Project” __ a proposed open-pit copper and gold mine.
The proposed mine was approved by B-C in 2010 but rejected twice by the federal government on the grounds it would cause adverse environmental effects.
Tsilhqot’in Nation leaders say B-C’s approval of the mine is a rejection of the U-N Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
