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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


CEAA Panel Hearing Reports funded by FONV

Here are links to the reports that FONV funded and presented to the 2013 hearings re "New Prosperity" mine.  These cover implications of the proposed mine to: grizzly bears; cultural and social-ecological impacts on the region surrounding Teztan Biny; cumulative effects, watershed ...

Posted by: Pat Swift Wednesday Aug 28, 2013 11:05
Categories: Fish Lake | Tags: CEAA, ecosystem, environment, habitat protection, Mining, Prosperity Mine, rights and title, Teztan Biny, water, wildlife, Xeni Gwet'in


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


Federal and Provincial Departments Refute Proponent's Claims Mine Bid is Environmentally Sound

Williams Lake, B.C. August 1, 2013:  Evidence from federal and provincial mining, environment and fisheries officials has raised serious concerns about Taseko Mines Ltd's revised submission for a massive open pit low-grade ore mine at Teztan Biny, Fish Lake. As the Federal Review ...

Posted by: Admin. Thursday Aug 01, 2013 09:11
Categories: Fish Lake | Tags: CEAA, environment, Mining, Prosperity Mine, Teztan Biny, water


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


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


Ten Reasons Why Prosperity Mine Bid Will Fail

TEN REASONS WHY PROSPERITY MINE BID WILL FAIL Investors hoping to cash in on Taseko Mines Ltd’s second Prosperity Mine bid should think back a year. Despite assurances from the company and its president that it would proceed, the company’s original bid was soundly rejected by the ...

Posted by: Admin. Friday Feb 11, 2011 11:12
Categories: Mining, Prosperity | Tags: Fish Lake, Prosperity Mine, rights and title, Taseko, Teztan Biny



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