NEWS/ MOUNT POLLEY — Fish has been deemed safe for eating in some areas around the contamination spill from the Mount Polley Mine. The Interior Health Authority today (Tuesday) said fish should still not be eaten from Polley Lake, Hazeltine Creek and a small part of Quesnel Lake but otherwise it’s safe. The water use ban remains in effect for those waterways but is rescinded elsewhere. There has been widespread concern about the impact of the tailings pond waste on fish in the waterways near the mine. “I have consulted with numerous experts in this field, and I am reassured that the current fish living in these waterways, and those that may travel through it via the Fraser River or spawn in it are safe to consume,” said IHA medical health officer Dr. Trevor Corneil. The Ministry of Environment will continue to conduct tissue sampling of several fish species. It said only one dead fish, a rainbow trout, has been reported. Water samples from the southeast corner of Polley Lake done last Thursday and Friday have tested as being “very close to historical levels,” the Environment Ministry said. Cariboo Regional District chair Al richmond said he was “pleased” at the … Continue reading Fish safe, water ban further relaxed