Policy Letter: MbEN and Our Line in the Sand conclude public hearing appearance with a closing statement about the risks of novel mining technology on vulnerable groundwater

MbEN and Our Line in the Sand conclude public hearing appearance with a closing statement about the risks of novel mining technology on vulnerable groundwater

MbEN and Our Line in the Sand (OLS) have attended the March 2023 Manitoba Clean Environment Commission public hearing on Sio Silica Corporation’s proposed Vivian Silica Sand Extraction Project. With legal support of the Public Interest Law Centre (PILC) and our expert witness from Matrix Solutions Inc., we are calling attention to the inherent risk to the groundwater that is associated with this project and that a license under the Environment Act should NOT be granted.