In the morning, life continued as normal. I swam in the lake and
drank out of it. Everyone went swimming, including the young children.
We were unaware that the tailing pond had burst and had sent a torrent
of 10 billion litres of water and 4.5 million cubic metres of toxic silt
into Quesnel Lake, just four kilometres away.
Later that evening, we left the cabin and headed home to Williams
Lake. Entering the realm of cellphones, TV and radio coverage, I found
out that I, and numerous others – including young children – had been
swimming in and drinking water from Quesnel Lake where there was now
toxic sludge laced with arsenic, mercury and cyanide, etc. We were in
shock trying to fathom the consequences.
http://commonground.ca/2014/09/the-mount-polley-mine-disaster/
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