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    COMMONS
    MINING #5 – The North’s Giant Monster
    Giant Mine may be a big reason why Yellowknife exists. But for seven decades, it’s been a unique source of suffering for the people in the region.
    Arshy Mann
    Host & Producer
    Jordan Cornish
    Producer
    Kieran Oudshoorn
    Managing Editor, Podcasts

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    A monster has been haunting the North.

    Giant Mine may be a big reason why Yellowknife exists. But for seven decades, it’s been a unique source of suffering for the people in the region.

    Three stories from this uniquely haunted place: the damage it did when it opened, the bloodiest labour dispute in Canadian history, and the toxic legacy that may remain for thousands of years.

     

    Featured in this episode: Morgan Tsetta, Arn Keeling, John Sandlos, Lee Selleck

     

    To learn more:

    Giant Monster Mine from the Yellowknives Dene First Nation

    Dying for Gold: The True Story of the Giant Mine Murders by Lee Selleck and Francis Thompson

    Toxic Legacies Project

     

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