Binny Paul, Local Journalism Initiative
Jade Fever aired its last episode on July 19, following a controversy in May when the Tahltan First Nation called for the show to be taken off air owing to mining issues on their territory.
Image Credit: FACEBOOK/Jade Fever July 22, 2021 - 8:00 PM After seven seasons, the popular Discovery Canada reality TV series,
Jade Fever, aired its last episode on July 19. Bell Media confirmed in an email statement that
Jade Fever had come to an end with its most recent season being its final one. Since it first aired in 2015, the show followed the Bunces, a family of jade miners working in the Cassiar Mountains in Tahltan First Nation’s territory in northwest B.C.
The Tahltan Central Government (TCG) is repeating its calls for a halt to jade mining on its territory. President Chad Norman Day says jade mining operations create a lot of environmental damage, and they often leave behind a large mess that can include abandoned equipment, damaged landscapes and split-open jade boulders.