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More environmental rules needed, says law centre

Michael Allan McCrae | July 01, 2011 | 10:09 pm Base Metals Precious Metals Canada Copper Gold 

British Columbia needs more evironmental regulations to govern mine development, says the University of Victoria Environmental Law Centre. The authors, Calvin Sandborn is legal director and Maya Stano, claim that the current mine regulatory system is weak: There is an...

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