As previously announced in October 2020, Environment and Climate Change Canada has also issued a Direction under the Fisheries Act setting out additional measures to improve water quality and prevent calcite deposition that are complementary to measures already included in the Elk Valley Water Quality Plan that Teck is implementing. Information on the Elk Valley Water Quality Plan is here.
“It was not until 2010-2012 – through independent research commissioned by Teck – that we began to understand the full extent of the impacts of
selenium and calcite releases on water and aquatic health in the valley”Teck CEO Don LIndsay
“We sincerely apologize and take responsibility for the impacts of these discharges,” Teck CEO Don Lindsay said in a media statement. Everyone at Teck is committed to responsible mining that protects the environment.”
“Although there has been mining in the Elk Valley for more than 120 years, it was not until 2010-2012 – through independent research commissioned by Teck – that we began to understand the full extent of the impacts of
selenium and calcite releases on water and aquatic health in the valley,” Lindsay said.
“We learned this was an extremely complex challenge connected to the long history of mining in the region, and that it required an extraordinary response,” he said. “The Elk Valley is home to thousands of Teck employees and their families, and no one is more committed to solving this challenge than they are.”
