For the first time since remediation worked started in 2021, media were invited to take a look at what's been going on at the Giant Mine site. Officials said the project is going to take longer and cost more than expected.
The Giant Mine townsite just outside of Yellowknife will be demolished this summer. Some are sad to see the historic buildings go, while others say good riddance to the visual reminder of the harm the mine caused to the environment and surrounding Indigenous communities.
Blasters at the Giant Mine remediation project detonated an explosive last Tuesday while one worker was still underground and in close proximity to the blast, the Giant Mine project team confirmed to CBC.