Old Mines See Gov’t Cleanup

A final multi-million dollar cleanup of abandoned sub-Arctic mine sites is being contracted by the Department of Northern Development, including sites dating from 1939. Authorities said modern polluter-pay regulations ensure companies, not taxpayers, foot the bill for future cleanups: ‘The properties reverted to the Crown’.

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