Kississing Lake

Kississing Lake is an incredible northern Manitoba lake – one of the best fishing lakes in our province, and yet it is under threat. As reported today in the Free Press, the lake is near one of the worst toxic mine waste spills in Canada. If this were happening on Lake of the Woods or Lake Winnipeg there would be a hue and cry like you would not believe. Because of inaction by the present NDP government, the toxic wastes continue to flow from Camp Lake (where the mine tailings are located), into Kississing Lake killing crayfish and molluscs and threatening fish and bird populations for a long distance into the larger lake. The toxic wastes have never been properly contained. I have been twice to Sherridon and Kississing Lake to see the situation for myself (see photo). This photo shows the red contamination of waters near the pile of mine tailings.

The NDP members of the legislature including Gerard Jennissen the MLA for Flin Flon were well aware of this issue when they were in opposition, Yet they have done nothing in their six years in office to prevent continued leaching of the toxic mine wastes into Kississing Lake. The inaction of the NDP on this issue speaks volumes. They no longer have much credibility on major environmental issues.