B.C. allows Mount Polley tailings dam to go higher, a decade after massive spill

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VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is allowing the height of the Mount Polley tailings dam to be raised an extra four metres, a decade after a similar storage site burst in one of the province’s biggest environmental disasters.

A statement from the Mining and Environment ministers says the extra height is to ensure that spring runoff can be safely managed. 

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