Michelle Grant, PricewaterhouseCoopers Senior Vice President, Corporate Advisory & Restructuring, during a September 20th, 2024 Eagle Gold Mine update. Photo Courtesy of Macklen Linke/CKRW.
Whitehorse, YT – PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the court-appointed receiver for Victoria Gold, says it won’t testify before the Yukon Legislative Assembly about cleanup efforts at the Eagle Gold Mine unless compelled by a court order.
A motion, brought forward by Yukon Party mining critic Scott Kent, which requests that Michelle Grant, senior vice-president at PwC, and another senior official testify before the Committee of the Whole during this sitting was passed yesterday.
“Yukoners are rightly concerned about the environmental and economic situation at the Eagle Gold Mine,” said Kent in a press release. “With over $200 million of taxpayer money now earmarked for the work, Yukoners need to know what’s going on at the mine site.”
On April 10th, Grant sent a letter to Energy, Mines and Resources Minister John Streicker stating that it would not consent to appear as a witness unless ordered by the court. The firm offered in the letter to provide a private briefing for government representatives before the end of the sitting that opposition critics would be “welcome to attend.”
Remediation costs at the site have increased significantly, with the Ontario Superior Court recently approving PwC’s request to raise its interim financing limit from $105 million to $220 million.
