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Ms. Que Banh @[email protected] · 2026-03-30 · 15:48 UTC

Critical minerals collide with #tourism in B.C. resort town.

A #Calgary based mining company called West High Yield Resources wants to extract #magnesium ore from Record Ridge, about seven kilometres outside of town, and ship it overseas.

West High Yield holds mineral claims over 8,972 hectares at the site — an area 4.6 times bigger than the city of Victoria. In October 2025, the #BCgovernment approved the company’s #mining permit.

Several #Rossland residents say they have been confounded by what they see as abnormalities in the siting and permitting of the mine. Many have united under the banner of the non-profit Save Record Ridge Action Society ( #SRRAC ).

At one point, WHY Resources sought to remove up to 200,000 tonnes of ore a year, but later reduced that to 63,500 tonnes per year — below the 70,000-tonne limit that often triggers an environmental assessment.

In a May 2025 letter to the province, the #Ktunaxa Nation Council argued alongside SRRAC that the mine footprint only dropped by 5.7 per cent, despite a 68 per cent cut in proposed production.

The stated lower production capacity “masks and understates its true capacity” and environmental footprint, added the nation, arguing it’s designed to avoid initial regulatory hurdles and be scaled up later.

SRRAC requested that Ottawa carry out an environmental review of the Record Ridge mine project.

A report issued last month from the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada rejected that request. It found the mine project did not require federal designation, and that existing laws were enough to manage the potential impacts on fish, migratory birds and Indigenous rights.

https://www.timescolonist.com/islander/critical-minerals-collide-with-tourism-in-bc-resort-town-12068777

#BCpoli #CDNpoli #StopEcocide #Environmental #Climate #EcoJustice #UNDRIP #IndigenousRights #ProtectTheWild #biodiversity #EcologicalHealth #OneEarth #BritishColumbia #AbolishCorporateLobbyists #StopCorporateWelfare #NoSubsidiesForMining

#tourism #calgary #magnesium #bcgovernment #mining #rossland

Ms. Que Banh @[email protected] · 2026-02-25 · 01:09 UTC

Today's radsome #sticker spotting. I love it.
Guillotine billionaires.
Yes - or feed #billionaires into woodchippers.
#SaveThePlanet & put billionaires into the chippy chop 👍

#FuckBillionaires #AbolishBillionaires #AntiCapitalist #KickTheRich #PuntBillionaires #MakeBillionairesCry #ImprisonBillionaires #ClassWar #EarthFirst #OneEarth #EcoJustice #Environmentalists #RadStickers #guillotine #Antifascist

#guillotine #sticker #billionaires #savetheplanet #fuckbillionaires #abolishbillionaires

Ms. Que Banh @[email protected] · 2025-12-15 · 17:02 UTC

Earth's #oceans are under ongoing #ecocide threats. Human industry has contributed to increased ocean temperatures, killing of ecosystems & marine life.
We need healthy oceans for sustainable life on this planet.

If you're in BC - please check out & support #SeaChange #nonprofit society:

https://seachangesociety.com/

#ProtectOceans #MPAs #conservation #Ecological #environmental #ClimateChange #StopEcocide #BanCorporateLobbyists #StopCorporateWelfare #OneEarth #HealthyOceansHealthyPlanet #MarineLife #OceanLife #ecosystems #StopOceanPollution #CleanUpOceans #degrowth #OurSharedFuture #biodiversity #StopGreenwashing

#oceans #ecocide #seachange #nonprofit #protectoceans #mpas

Ms. Que Banh @[email protected] · 2024-11-03 · 16:14 UTC

It should be criminal to kill trees that are older than man-made cathedrals. The man-made cathedrals still get more protection status than ancient trees that are older than mankind. That is so very foolhardy & myopic of man.

#OldGrowthCedar #AncientCedar #ElderTree #YellowCedar #ClimateAction #Activists #AsianMastodon #ForestDefender #BritishColumbia #StopDeforestation #StopEcocide #SaveOldGrowth #WorthMoreStanding #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #OneEarth #TreesOverGreed #PNW #StandEarth #EcoJustice #AbolishRCMPCIRG #BCpoli #BCNDP #BCForestryReform #Landback #environmentalist #ecological #ClimateChange #CarbonSink #BCOldGrowth #Trees #SilentSunday

#oldgrowthcedar #ancientcedar #eldertree #yellowcedar #climateaction #activists

Ms. Que Banh @[email protected] · 2024-07-16 · 13:50 UTC

My nature & ancient trees loving heart breaks, every time I see more clearcut deforestation. With the rapid acceleration of climate change, our foolish, greedy, short-sighted government continues to accept dirty deals with ecocidal corporations - going against public interests. They greenwash & whitewash while still allowing mass clearcuts to happen in disappearing ancient forests on the island.

Please - don't stop fighting to #ProtectOldGrowth #forests 🌲❤️🌲 #AncientTrees need #ForestDefenders in times of increased, rampant #CorporateGreed & sellout #ecocide enabling governments ✊️

#BCNewDeathParty #BCpoli #SaveOldGrowth #DefendNature #TreesOverGreed #TreesAreEarthsLungs #Nature #ProtectNature #WildFirst #BCForestryReform #deforestation #StopEcocide #StopClearcuts #photography #BanCorporateLobbyists #DavidEby #BCNDP #EbyTheEnabler #ProtectForests #BCTourism #VancouverIsland #Cowichan #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #BCgovernment #BCNDPLegacyoOfDeath #StopDeforestation #OneEarth #BritishColumbia #Canada #WorldInMyEyes #YYJphotographers #DisabledPhotographers #Activism #ActivistPhotography #Environmentalist #EcoJustice #FightForNature #NatureGuardians #StopTheSaws #CrimesAgainstHumanity #morose #SuperUnnaturalBC #TourismBC #TourismVanvouverIsland #EcoCrimes #monochrome #BWphotography #BWphoto #ThickTrunkTuesday

#protectoldgrowth #forests #ancienttrees #forestdefenders #corporategreed #ecocide

Ms. Que Banh @[email protected] · 2024-07-08 · 14:15 UTC

#MonochromeMonday

They keep killing the ancients.
Men who kill elder trees, are men who kill their children's futures.
Souls must be disconnected from nature & their spirits desperate for money, for them to be OK destroying #OldGrowth forests, for a temporary paycheque.
There are more ethical ways to earn a living.
Stop believing industrial & government #greenwashing lies.
#ClearcutLogging kills #ecosystems & throws #ecological balance out of whack.

Government tells us to not fret, that they're managing #forestry better - they're #greedy, #sellout #LIARS. You can go see for yourself, how many clearcuts are still happening on big scales, at several places across Vancouver Island & some parts of BC interior where greedy corporations are decimating the last inland #TemperateRainforest in the world. Our #neoliberal BC NDP government is OK with ongoing mass ecocide - they get money from industry lobbyists 🤑🤮😡

Don't stop, fighting to #ProtectOldGrowth #forests 🌲❤️🌲 #AncientTrees need #ForestDefenders in times of increased, rampant #CorporateGreed & sellout #ecocide enabling governments ✊️

#BCNewDeathParty #BCpoli #SaveOldGrowth #DefendNature #TreesOverGreed #TreesAreEarthsLungs #Nature #ProtectNature #WildFirst #BCForestryReform #deforestation #StopEcocide #StopClearcuts #photography #BanCorporateLobbyists #DavidEby #BCNDP #EbyTheEnabler #ProtectForests #BCTourism #VancouverIsland #Cowichan #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #BCgovernment #BCNDPLegacyoOfDeath #StopDeforestation #OneEarth #BritishColumbia #Canada #WorldInMyEyes #YYJphotographers #DisabledPhotographers #Activism #ActivistPhotography #Environmentalist #EcoJustice #FightForNature #NatureGuardians #StopTheSaws #CrimesAgainstHumanity #morose #SuperUnnaturalBC #TourismBC #TourismVanvouverIsland #EcoCrimes #monochrome #BWphotography #BWphoto