Overview
The Similkameen Valley lies in southern British Columbia, Canada, within the Traditional territories of the Smelqmix People. Historic mining in the region began in the 1890s, leaving behind a legacy of tailings and waste materials. The Upper Similkameen Indian Band (USIB) and the community of Hedley are immediately adjacent to a historic mine with tailing waste bordering the Similkameen River.
Hedley is an abandoned site under the responsibility of the Government of British Columbia. In 2024, Regeneration started working with the province to develop a solution to restore the contaminated lands. Regeneration is a public benefit company - we reprocess mine waste to stabilize the land and fund restoration to help people and the environment.
To date, Regeneration has completed various studies to understand the restoration needs and the opportunity to fund this through reprocessing the legacy tailings. We are now advancing through feasibility studies and design stages for the project.
We acknowledge that the land we work on in Hedley is the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of
the Smelqmix People.
What’s Next?
- Establishing a Community Project Advisory Committee (2026)
- Technical and environmental feasibility studies for the project (2026)
- Final investment decision for the project (end of 2026 or early 2027)
News
Community Open Houses
Join us in Hedley on May 27 and 28 for two upcoming Community Open Houses on the Hedley Restoration Project. Come by to learn more, ask questions, and connect with the project team.
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Government of Canada Commits up to $15 million in funding for the Hedley Restoration Project
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