Lawsuit claims Teck toxins caused disease By Dene Moore The Canadian Press VANCOUVER – A Washington state woman has filed a class-action lawsuit against Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B), claiming toxic pollutants from the company’s smelter in southeastern British Columbia are to blame for her breast cancer diagnosis and other health ailments. Barbara Anderson is a longtime... Continue Reading →
Link to CBC Radio story on Northport Litigation
To here the radio story "People in Northport WA, consider Teck suit" on the CBC radio show Daybreak South click the link below: http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/British+Columbia/Daybreak+South/ID/2420471433/
Trail, B.C. Smelter Decision May Have Ripple Effect Beyond Teck
TRAIL, B.C. - On a beach in northeast Washington state near the Canadian border, Patti Bailey grabs a handful of what looks like sand and rolls the dark grains through her hands. It's slag, the grainy waste from the Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B) lead and zinc smelter in Trail, B.C., about 10 kilometres north of the... Continue Reading →
Huge Admission from Canadian Cross-Border Polluter, Teck Resources
Huge Admission from Canadian Cross-Border Polluter, Teck Resources By rosehips | Posted September 11, 2012 | Northport, Washington I have personally been waiting decades for this. In an historic admission on the eve of a court case pitting two members of the Colville Confederated Tribes, the state of Washington and the EPA against a Canadian... Continue Reading →
Northport, the Town That Could Help Cure IBD
Northport, the Town That Could Help Cure IBD Published September 18, 2012 Written by Jaime Weinstein Small towns are often known for having a story or legend to call their own. This story in particular involves the quiet little town of Northport, Wash., a long-standing pollution battle with a Canadian mining company, and a potential... Continue Reading →
Excellent opinion article on Teck’s “artful stalling”
OPINION: Canadian smelter refines its legal case with admission [The Seattle Times] By Lance Dickie, The Seattle Times McClatchy-Tribune Information Services Sept. 14--After years of legal quibbling, artful stalling, and averted eyes, Canadian smelter Teck Metals Ltd. acknowledged a century of using the Upper Columbia River and Lake Roosevelt as an industrial sewer. Teck Cominco, Teck Resources... Continue Reading →
‘Northport Project’ seeks funds for toxin testing – Statesman Examiner Article (Feb 27, 2012)
'Northport Project’ seeks funds for toxin testing' February 27, 2012 BY JAMIE HENNEMAN, ONLINE NEWS In her ongoing efforts to create awareness and education about the affects of commercial pollutants in her hometown, Jamie Paparich is working to raise funds so people living in Northport can be tested for toxins. Paparich’s “Northport Project” is currently... Continue Reading →
1992 Northport WA Article on town’s “death list” & link to Teck Smelter
Spokane Chronicle - May 27, 1992 "Canadian Companies Suspected in Illness" Read this archived article at: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=kxd3qP2_5uAC&dat=19920527&printsec=frontpage&hl=en (pages 7 & 8 or B1 & B2) The last paragraph in the story is a quote from my Grandma, regarding all the illnesses found in Northport residents, specifically the children; "It's too late for my children because... Continue Reading →
THE NORTHPORT PROJECT 