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Tribal Park Declaration and Totem Pole Raising

Saturday, October 4th was another extraordinary day for the Tsilhqot'in people who have  already been rewarded this year with two major victories after many years of struggle:  the rejection again by the federal government  of the Prosperity Mine project at Fish Lake (Teztan ...

Posted by: Admin Tuesday Oct 28, 2014 11:47
Categories: Tribal Park | Tags: Dasiqox, Fish Lake, rights and title, Taseko, Teztan Biny, Tsilhqot'in


NO! to Proposed New Prosperity Mine

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEW PROSPERITY MINE REJECTION - FEBRUARY 26, 2014 Today the Minister of the Environment, Hon. Leona Aglukkaq, issued a decision statement regarding the proposed New Prosperity Mine in British Columbia's Chilcotin district, concluding that “the New Prosperity Mine ...

Posted by: Admin. Sunday Mar 02, 2014 15:06
Categories: Prosperity | Tags: Chilcotin, Fish Lake, Mining, Prosperity Mine, Teztan Biny, Tsilhqot'in


We Stand Strong/Flashmob Video

On December 3rd, the Tsilhqot'in people and their allies organized a mass dance ceremony in front of Taseko Mines' office in downtown Vancouver. (Photo of Linda Haig-Brown, Helen Haig-Brown, Beka Solo.) The message sent to Taseko:  "Tsilhqot’in (Chilcotin) people have ...

Posted by: Admin Monday Dec 16, 2013 13:46
Categories: Taseko, Tsilhqot'in | Tags: aboriginal, activism, Chilcotin, Fish Lake, Teztan Biny


Tsilhqot'in Chiefs in Ottawa

Ottawa: Oct. 8, 2013:  B.C.’s Tsilhqot’in Nation is calling on the Harper government to listen to its own scientists and ignore the political lobbying by Taseko Mines Ltd. (TML) and the mining industry that could undermine the Environmental Assessment process in the case of the ...

Posted by: Admin. Tuesday Oct 08, 2013 07:47
Categories: Fish Lake | Tags: environment, Fish Lake, Ottawa, Prosperity Mine, TNG


Government Concerned about New Prosperity Mine Proposal

Both federal and provincial government experts have deep concerns with the New "Prosperity" Mine proposal.  The issues raised by these experts during the CEAA Panel hearings are in regard to the deteriorating Fish Lake water quality and unproven "aquarium" lake ...

Posted by: Admin. Monday Aug 19, 2013 16:50
Categories: Prosperity | Tags: CEAA, Chilcotin, environment, Fish Lake, Mining, Prosperity Mine, Teztan Biny, water


Fish Lake will be Dead in 10 Years if Mine Proceeds

So says Dr. John Stockner from the UBC Fisheries Centre.  The Tsilhqot'in National Government today issued a News Release with this dire warning. "I feel like a town cried because what I have to tell you after considerable thought, I am of the firm opinion that within a decade, Fish ...

Posted by: Admin. Monday Aug 19, 2013 16:13
Categories: Prosperity | Tags: Fish Lake, Mining, Teztan Biny, Tsilhqot'in


Panel Sets the Dates for New Prosperity Mine Hearings

After two rounds of asking for more information from Taseko Mines regarding the "New Prosperity" project, the Panel is now ready to proceed to the Hearings stage on July 22, 2013, in Williams Lake but not without asking Taseko, once again, to answer more Information Requests before July ...

Posted by: Admin. Thursday Jun 20, 2013 15:28
Categories: CEAA | Tags: Fish Lake, gold, Prosperity Mine, Taseko


Taseko Mines' PR Campaign Will NOT Save Teztan Biny

Tsilhqot'in National Government issued a News Release stating that the "New" Prosperity Mine project will NOT save Teztan Biny/Fish Lake as claimed by Taseko Mines.  Of major concern, besides the potential loss of Teztan Biny and the known loss of Yanah Biny (Little Fish Lake), is ...

Posted by: Pat Swift Monday Apr 16, 2012 14:29
Categories: TNG | Tags: Fish Lake, Prosperity Mine, Teztan Biny


Canada Water Week

Real and potential threats to our water resources are increasing by our own government's weakened environmental protection regulations. It's somewhat ironic that Canada Water Week ends with it the Wilderness Committee's response to the law suit against them made by Taseko Mine. On filing their ...

Posted by: Admin. Friday Mar 23, 2012 11:37
Categories: Fish Lake | Tags: Fish Lake, Mining, water


Release of final EIS Guidelines for the New Prosperity Gold-Copper Mine Project

The final EIS Guidelines for the New Prosperity Gold-Copper Mine Project have now been released and can be viewed online at: "New Prosperity" Guidelines. All public comments and submissions that were made regarding the Terms of Reference and the Environmental Impact Statement ...

Posted by: Admin. Friday Mar 23, 2012 10:52
Categories: CEAA | Tags: Fish Lake, Taseko, Teztan Biny



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