📥 Read the guide: https://t.co/GcOedBbN1a Stay updated by subscribing to our newsletter: https://t.co/qkB1cF4hba #CriticalMinerals #BCMining #IndigenousRights #EnergyTransition #bcpoli 🧵 (5/5)

The guide: ✅ Debunks misleading claims about "critical minerals" ✅ Supports communities and First Nations under mining pressure ✅ Highlights environmental, social, and rights impacts ✅ Provides tools for advocacy & evidence-based decision-making 🧵 (4/5)

To help communities navigate these pressures, BC Mining Law Reform has released a new evidence-based guide: Debunking Myths: “Critical Minerals” and the Energy Transition. 🧵 (3/5)

In B.C., federal & provincial policies are fast-tracking mining projects. While these minerals are key for a low-carbon future, mining carries significant social, environmental, and cultural risks, especially for Indigenous Nations & rural communities. 🧵 (2/5)

🚨 January Newsletter Recap: Who really benefits from “critical minerals” in B.C.? Governments worldwide are racing to secure lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, and rare earth elements — not just for clean energy, but also for military, industrial, and economic purposes.

➡️ What needs to happen next: 🩺 Long-term health monitoring and support 🛡️ Stronger protections and accountability for legacy mines ⚖️ Reform outdated mining laws to prevent future harms #HealthJustice #MiningLegacy #ReformBCMining #BCPoli (5/5)

📄 Cassiar Mine was also listed in our 2025 Dirty Dozen report, highlighting gaps in how mining impacts are tracked, regulated, and addressed in B.C. 🔗 https://t.co/eSlIqk2Qjm (4/5)

🫁 Decades later, many former workers and families live with illnesses they believe are linked to asbestos exposure. ❗Yet there’s been little systematic health monitoring or follow-up. (3/5)

🏔️ For 40 years, the remote B.C. town of Cassiar was built around an asbestos mine. ⛏️ When it closed in 1992, the town was dismantled and residents were scattered — making long-term health impacts hard to track. (2/5)

📢 New reporting from Amanda Follett Hosgood in @TheTyee examines the long shadow of asbestos mining in B.C. — and what happens when a company town disappears. 📰 A Mining Town Scattered, and Asbestos to the Wind 🔗 https://t.co/RJ5b7kYHmj #Cassiar #Asbestos #BCMining 🧵(1/5)

📰 Mining law in BC still ignores Indigenous consent. Our new op-ed with @AmnestyNow in Canada's National Observer explains how UNDRIP alignment can protect rights, the environment, and certainty for the mining sector:

⚠️ BC approved the Mount Milligan mine expansion, raising water & environmental concerns. The Nak’azdli Whut’en First Nation is stepping up Indigenous-led monitoring to protect watersheds. Read the full story from the National Observer: https://t.co/lc66wPjtme

"What Happened to the 'Rule of Law'?" Amanda Follett Hosgood examines how the phrase was used during the Wet’suwet’en pipeline conflict — and how politicians now invoke it differently when courts side with First Nations. Thoughtful analysis in @TheTyee:

Hope is not abstract—it’s built through action. As we look to the new year, this corridor offers a chance—to protect what inspires us and ensure northwest B.C. remains wild and thriving for generations. Read our latest blog on this vital Corridor: https://t.co/O66MWQuIYL (8/8)

What’s needed: Indigenous leadership at the center, legally protected conservation areas, clear land-use planning, and decisions rooted in evidence and respect. (7/8)

The good news? The corridor isn’t fixed in law yet. This moment still allows us to ensure this initiative moves forward in a way that balances responsible development with real, meaningful conservation. (6/8)

But there’s tension: federal corridor discussions still emphasize critical minerals and infrastructure, often without clearly defined conservation protections. (5/8)

That groundwork means conservation at a scale that can truly support Canada’s 30x30 commitments is already possible. (4/8)

Indigenous Nations—including the Tahltan, Kaska Dena, Gitanyow, and Taku River Tlingit—have led conservation here for generations through land-use plans and IPCAs. (3/8)

This region is one of the most intact and ecologically rich areas left in the province—salmon watersheds, wildlife habitat, and vast roadless lands. (2/8)