BC Tailings Pond Spills Millions Of Litres Into Lake

[RW]

Why are we comparing disasters like they are comparable?  One does not negate the other.  GEDDIT?  A spill in BC doesn't make less of a flood in Alberta.



Stop being retarded.

[Anonymous]

I should not say oh wellabout what happened in BC..



It may turn into something very bad, but it has not happened yet and hopefully it does not either..



I just happened to have went through a real disaster last year..



That word is not used lightly after what we experienced in Southern Alberta.

sorry fash....but RW and her friends don't want to hear about your problems.....they only give a shit when there is an opportunity to stick it to big oil, big mining, any big corporation.....if it can't make page one in the Huff post...not interested

That would explain why Romero is using hyperbole to describe the tailings pond breach out West.

[Anonymous]

they only give a shit when there is an opportunity to stick it to big oil, big mining, any big corporation.....if it can't make page one in the Huff post...not interested

True enough handsome. Romero doesn't give a flying fuck about people in that area. In fact, he wishes they experienced real suffering. Loss of personal property or even life would be  a useful propaganda tool in his crusade against Canadian industry and private enterprise in general.



Sorry Romero you didn't get the big disaster you were hoping for.

[Anonymous]

More bad news for Romero. This is from the Globe and Mail,

The water quality near the site of the massive tailings-pond breach this week meets drinking-water standards, according to preliminary test results, but the long-term impact on fish habitats and other wildlife remains unknown.



Medical health officers and water specialists collected samples from three sites at Quesnel Lake and looked at pH levels, turbidity, suspended and dissolved solids, E.coli, dissolved metals and more, Ms. McGuire said.



"All results came back meeting the requirements for Canadian and B.C. drinking-water standards," she said to applause from residents. "This is very good news."



Dr. Corneil said the ban will remain in place until Polley Lake – which drains into Quesnel Lake – can be tested as well.

Sorry Romero, you didn't get the big disaster you were hoping for. Look on the bright side, maybe we'll get a January thaw on the prairies this year which you can blame on big oil, coal, mining, auto sector etc.



Here are the worst disasters in Canadian history. All of them with the exception of number 4 are NOT man made.

1. Newfoundland Hurricane of 1775

2. The Tseax Cone Eruption 1770-1775

3. Hurricane Hazel October 15, 1954

4. The Great Miramichi Fire October 1825

5. Nova Scotia Hurricane of 1873

6. Regina Cyclone June 30, 1912

7. 1929 Grand Banks Earthquake

8. Great Lakes Storm of October 1885

9. Great Lakes Storm of Nov.7-9 1913

10. The Frank Slide

[RW]

So it's not a disaster unless it meets your standards of one?  WTF are you people smoking?  Are you being shits because you are trolling Romero or are you seriously this fucked?

[Obvious Li]

So it's not a disaster unless it meets your standards of one?  WTF are you people smoking?  Are you being shits because you are trolling Romero or are you seriously this fucked?

sorry cupcake.....no home run this time.....gotta wait for those pipelines to leak.....start getting the righteous indignation pose working.......those fucking oil companies....fucking tar sands....lol

[RW]

More ridiculousness.

[Anonymous]

We had a very severe hailstorm in North Calgary and we have damage to our siding..



Last year, we had sewage in our home, no power and an evacuation order..



I have sympathy for BC residents, but they are living through an inconvenience, not the living hell we did last year..

[Anonymous]

There doesn't have to be death for something to be called a disaster.

There doesn't even need to be injury, illness, evacuation, property damage, public infrastructure damage, a big bill for taxpayers or much else. If it's a big resource company involved, it's a disaster that needs to be exploited.



Are you and your occupiers still depressed you didn't get the negative impact you had hoped for? As more test results roll in, I am sure you will be even more disappointed you weren't able to milk this for all the anti-industry propaganda it was potentially worth.

[Anonymous]

We had a very severe hailstorm in North Calgary and we have damage to our siding..



Last year, we had sewage in our home, no power and an evacuation order..



I have sympathy for BC residents, but they are living through an inconvenience, not the living hell we did last year..

Sorry, about your house Fash. One of the reasons I would never own a home in Cowtown.



I saw footage from Airdrie on Global Edmonton news yesterday. It looked like early February, not early August. Smashed out windows in cars, damaged roofs on houses, over flowing sewers, no power in some areas and yes a ban on water usage in rural areas and no big company to pay for the damage like in BC. Much more of a "disaster" than what happened in BC, but since the culprit was not a resource company it won't appear on the Front page of HuffPo or TYEE.



Anyway, the forest fires in NWT this year and Slave Lake a few years ago were more "disastrous" than the tailings pond" breach in BC. Again, don't expect an ed-op in TYEE to admit that fact though.

[Anonymous]

So it's not a disaster unless it meets your standards of one?  WTF are you people smoking?  Are you being shits because you are trolling Romero or are you seriously this fucked?

Most people without an agenda don't call it a "disaster" because it isn't one. There wasn't even a power outage that I am aware of. Water is now safe which means people are safe, not much property damage, public infrastructure is in tact, no large loss of wildlife like the Slave Lake fires a few years and people can continue to live in their homes.



Romero has an agenda, you and I both know that. He was ridiculous claims even before tests on water came in. By the way, the water has been lifted in all but one area. Once results are in, that will be lifted too. The truth is, Romero wishes the people that live close to the breach had experienced the effects of a real disaster. That would useful ammo when your enemies are free enterprise and resource companies now wouldn't it?

[Anonymous]

So it's not a disaster unless it meets your standards of one?  WTF are you people smoking?  Are you being shits because you are trolling Romero or are you seriously this fucked?

I agree with Fash, it may be a disaster in the long term, but it is too early to say with any certainty it is one now. Unlike say an earthquake, there is no measurable human suffering. In my opinion, OL and SL are wrong for saying there is no emergency. There is not one at the beginning, but we don't know what the long term effects will be. Then again, Romero is dead wrong too by claiming this is one of the worst disasters in Canadian history. He has no proof of that. As usual, Fash is the reasonable one.

[Romero]

Then again, Romero is dead wrong too by claiming this is one of the worst disasters in Canadian history. He has no proof of that.

Ah, I see the confusion.

I believe this BC spill may be a regional disaster. What happened in Alberta was a huge disaster. A catastrophe.

sorry fash....but RW and her friends don't want to hear about your problems.....they only give a shit when there is an opportunity to stick it to big oil, big mining, any big corporation.....if it can't make page one in the Huff post...not interested

There was huge concern with RW, me, BC'ers and all Canadians. We know it's one of Canada's greatest disasters.



I and many others showed our concern and were glued to the news. Everyone who has suffered are our fellow Canadians, neighbours, relatives and friends.



The floods made the front page and top story of The Huffington Post every day.

I was calling the Alberta floods one of Canada's greatest disasters, not the mine spill.

[Anonymous]

Then again, Romero is dead wrong too by claiming this is one of the worst disasters in Canadian history. He has no proof of that.

Ah, I see the confusion.

I believe this BC spill may be a regional disaster. What happened in Alberta was a huge disaster. A catastrophe.

sorry fash....but RW and her friends don't want to hear about your problems.....they only give a shit when there is an opportunity to stick it to big oil, big mining, any big corporation.....if it can't make page one in the Huff post...not interested

There was huge concern with RW, me, BC'ers and all Canadians. We know it's one of Canada's greatest disasters.



I and many others showed our concern and were glued to the news. Everyone who has suffered are our fellow Canadians, neighbours, relatives and friends.



The floods made the front page and top story of The Huffington Post every day.

I was calling the Alberta floods one of Canada's greatest disasters, not the mine spill.

The pain of floods is still being felt by some people..



We came out of it relatively easy compared to some unfortunate souls.