The court-appointed receiver for Victoria Gold Corp., the mining company in charge when a cyanide-laden landslide occurred at a heap leach facility at the Eagle Gold Mine in June 2024, will appear in the Yukon legislature following a court order.
Justice Barbara A. Conway of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice signed the order on April 28.
The order states that Pricewaterhouse Coopers Inc. (PwC), the receiver that took over the mine site, will attend the Yukon Legislative Assembly (YLA) on April 30.
“It provides for continued public transparency with respect to the Receiver’s activities, avoids potentially difficult and lengthy legal disputes, is sufficiently restricted in its wording, and accommodates the YLA’s sitting schedule,” reads Conway’s endorsement.
The order came after a back-and-forth exchange of correspondence between legal counsels for PwC and YLA about whether senior vice-president Michelle Grant would show.
Yukon Party mine critic Scott Kent, who is the party’s house leader, has withdrawn a motion he brought forward in the legislative assembly to find Grant in contempt of the House.
PwC has sought $220 million from the Yukon government for cleanup and environmental work at the site.
The receiver is set to make its appearance in the chambers on the afternoon of April 30, after the News’ print deadline.
PwC's fourth report, dated April 25, to the court is 87 pages long. It includes a presentation provided April 16 to opposition as part of a briefing.
Contact Dana Hatherly at dana.hatherly@yukon-news.com
