Amidst opposition to mine’s expansion and other threats, LSIB continues to speak out in defence of its waterway, nməlqytkʷ

Leaders of the Lower Similkameen Indian Band (LSIB) are again demanding the protection of their community’s river, nməlqytkʷ.

As the First Nation awaits a provincial decision on an open-pit mine expansion near the waterway, also known as the Similkameen River, a province-wide council of outdoor recreationists declared it among the province’s most endangered rivers last month.

The provincial government has yet to decide if it will allow Hudbay Minerals’ controversial Copper Mountain Mine to expand, despite fears about it further polluting nməlqytkʷ.