Last Thursday - the BC Supreme Court ruled against Taseko Mines' request to have a judicial review on a recent decision of BC's Environment Minister (Hon. George Heyman) not to extend their Provincial Environmental Certificate for a 2nd time until 2025 for Taseko's New Prosperity mine, southwest of Williams Lake in Cariboo RD Electoral Area 'J'. Read the full Supreme Court judgment here. The federal government has ruled twice that the New Prosperity project can not proceed as a result of adverse environmental and aboriginal impacts that can not be mitigated - both in 2010 and 2013.
Also - an BC Supreme Court injunction was recently granted to the Tsilhqot’in Nation until a new trial to prove that proposed drilling by Taseko Mines for their "New Prosperity" mine project represents an unjustified infringement of the Tsilhqot'in proven Aboriginal rights is heard.
First Nation Women Advocating Responsible Mining celebrated the decision of the BC Supreme Court - See below:
Taseko Mines has not issued a media statement thus far on the decision of the BC Supreme Court. They are able to appeal to the BC Court of Appeal or even to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Unless this decision is stayed pending an appeal to the BC Court of Appeal or Supreme Court of Canada -- the provincial Environment Certificate for the New Prosperity Mine will terminate in January 2020...
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