After thinking on it further am guessing our Federal "civil servants" have decided to act ahead of a change in Govt which they might be guessing might have held off given their growth agenda and that their was no intent nor negligence by the company but rather a legacy structural problem. A conclusion reached by the Province....
Before the provincial statute of limitations expired in 2017, the government of British Columbia did not file charges under provincial law related to the 2014 Mount Polley tailings dam failure. Chris Doyle, the deputy chief of the BC Conservation Officer Service, stated that while the investigation was ongoing, no charges were laid as the investigation was not completed by the deadline. However, federal charges under the Fisheries Act remained a possibility, as the penalties associated with federal violations could be more significant.
The government stated that the incident had led to regulatory changes to strengthen mining safety, including revisions to the mining code and enhanced compliance measures. Still, the lack of provincial charges raised concerns about accountability and regulatory oversight among critics, including environmental organizations and local residents, who emphasized the long-term impacts of the disaster on the community and environment. The provincial government maintained that the investigation and enforcement actions would continue under federal jurisdiction