The “Hollinger Project Community Advisory Committee” mandate
is to be an informed sounding board in liaison with PGM to assist in problem solving and to work towards building a sustainable
community.
The mandate of the HPCAC can be broken into the following:
- Be informed of past, current,
and future practices of PGM;
- To act as a sounding board between the community and PGM;
- To bring forth and review concerns expressed by local citizens, interest
groups, or other stakeholders as they arise;
- To provide recommendations to the PGM General Manager who in turn heads the PGM Senior Management
Team;
- To work
together with PGM to create a sustainable community for present and future generations;
- To verify, monitor, and comment on performance towards achieving a
sustainable community.
The Committee made
a presentation to city council on October 15, 2012. (Select the Submission to City tab to view)
The
committee has submitted....
"Questions
we are seeking answers to" in response to the many inquiries received in the past few months and more specific,
the "Best Management Plan" submitted to the city by PGM.
The city's and Goldcorp response are now posted!
(Select the Submission to City tab to view)
THE COMMITTEE IS ALSO
SOLICITING YOUR INPUT BY ANSWERING THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: What would you like Goldcorp to do with the Hollinger pit upon
completion?
Some suggestions include: Walking Trails, an Ampitheatre, Tobogan Hills with Chair Lift, , Blueberry
and Rasberry Bushes, BMX trail...
Let
us know what else you'd like to see! How we got here....
Land
was first staked in the Hollinger and McIntyre area in 1910 and it is believed that nearby Gillies Lake was named after the
discoverer of the Hollinger deposit, Alex Gillies. Both the Hollinger and McIntyre Mines went into operation separately in
the period between 1910 and 1911 and operated continuously until their closure in 1968 and 1988, respectively. The McIntyre
Mill continued to operate until 1990 as a custom mill. Some surface mining took place on the Hollinger Mine property in the
late 1970's and early 1980's. Since 1910, over 19.5 million ounces of gold have been recovered from the Hollinger Mine while
about 10.8 million ounces were recovered from the McIntyre Mine along with 67,000 tons of copper.
