Similkameen First Nations sign renewed agreements with Copper Mountain Mine

While the province put pressure for a speedy approval to expand the Copper Mountain Mine, the mine’s owners have signed new participation agreements with the Upper and Lower Similkameen Indian Band that include environmental protection terms.
In a joint news release issued on Feb. 10, Copper Mountain’s owner, Hudbay Minerals, announced the new agreements, signed with each of the bands to replace old agreements signed in 2019.
The new agreements include, but are not limited to, terms