: Logistical hurdles created by the COVID-19 pandemic were also cited as a reason for the construction stall.
For decades, the coal mines dotting the valley have fueled local economies, but they’ve also leached —a mineral that, in high doses, causes deformities and reproductive failure in fish—into the Fording River. Under its permits, Teck was required to have the Fording River South water treatment facility operational by December 2018. Teck fined over $11 million for failing to buil...
Teck attributed the delay to a variety of factors, including: : Logistical hurdles created by the COVID-19 pandemic