VANCOUVER — A professional association of engineers in British Columbia is alleging negligence or unprofessional conduct against three engineers after the 2014 collapse of a tailings dam at the Mount Polley mine. Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia says disciplinary hearings against the Laura Fidel, Stephen Rice and Todd Martin will take place next year. The association’s investigation committee alleges that three individuals involved in the design, construction and monitoring of the tailings storage facility demonstrated negligence and or unprofessional conduct in the course of their professional activities. The allegations have not been heard by a disciplinary panel and are unproven. A three-year deadline for provincial charges in the case passed last year amid an ongoing investigation by B.C.’s Conservation Officer Service.

Source: National Post September 26, 2018 20:26 UTC