Today, good works are often brushed aside or ignored — especially if done by one of the world’s largest mining companies. However, Rio Tinto deserves kudos for its half-billion-dollar mine cleanup in Holden, a remote village in the picturesque North Cascade mountains just south of Lake Chelan.
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‘It’s a long way to get here’: The journey to vaccinate Lake Chelan’s most remote communities against COVID-19 By Evan Bush, The Seattle Times
Published: April 18, 2021, 2:45pm
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4 Photos Mountains of the North Cascades in the distance as Ray Eickmeyer and Mistaya Johnston travel by boat to vaccinate those at Holden Village, Stehekin and workers at a mine remediation water treatment plant operated by Rio Tinto, on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (Amanda Snyder/The Seattle Times/TNS) Photo Gallery
STEHEKIN/LAKE CHELAN Little Fella, a 30-foot cabin cruiser, bounced violently in the rough morning chop, carrying precious cargo to some of the most remote communities not only in Washington, but in all of the Lower 48.