Dawna Hope, chief of the Na-Cho Nyak Dun First Nation, is particularly worried about drinking water and the environment
and the Yukon government are soft-pedalling the impact of a cyanide spill this week at a gold mine in the territory.The mine is located roughly 375 kilometres north of Whitehorse, 85 kilometres north of the village of Mayo, and on the traditional territory of Na-Cho Nyak Dun.
Whitehorse-based Victoria Gold has so far only put out one public statement on the accident. A phone number listed on Monday’s press release to reach the company’s chief executive officer John McConnell is out of service.The Yukon government has been mostly communicating publicly on behalf of Victoria Gold. Its investigators were onsite quickly after the spill occurred on Monday.
Ms. Hope said she is in the process of hiring independent advisers to access the situation. She’s also concerned about other First Nations that live downstream and advised them to heighten their water monitoring efforts.
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