While the company argued it was doing its best—investing over into water quality overall—the provincial government found the "unacceptable" pattern of non-compliance too significant to ignore.
Teck attributed the delay to a variety of factors, including: Teck fined over $11 million for failing to buil...
When that deadline came and went, the rivers remained vulnerable. The B.C. Ministry of Environment eventually stepped in, labeling the failure a "major" contravention that undermined the entire regulatory system designed to protect the environment. The "Cost" of Progress While the company argued it was doing its
: The company claimed it needed more time to "fix a water treatment challenge" to ensure the technology actually worked. Teck fined over $11 million for failing to buil...
: Logistical hurdles created by the COVID-19 pandemic were also cited as a reason for the construction stall.