The former provincial environment minister was referring to his department's controversial approval of the Moose River gold mine in the Musquodoboit Valley district of HRM. This month, however, Haligonians are getting a closer look at the dark side of gold, both at home and abroad.
Canadian mining corporations cause "serious harm... to the environment and people," and sully Canada's international reputation, says Carlos Amador, an activist from the Siria Valley, Honduras. Amador will be in Halifax April 28 to talk about the negative effects of gold mining in his community.
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