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Alberta isn t listening : First Nations oppose coal expansion in Rocky Mountains

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces $43 million in repairs and improvements to provincial parks at a news conference in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol EDMONTON Two of Alberta s largest First Nations have written letters to coal companies saying they will oppose any new mine proposals in the Rocky Mountains since the provincial government has consistently ignored their concerns. The Siksika and Kainai, southwest of Calgary, say new mines would threaten one of the few places that can still support traditional Blackfoot culture. The two First Nations account for about 70 per cent of the Treaty 7 population. After careful review of all proposed metallurgical coal projects, and in response to the government of Alberta s failure to address the Siksika Nation s concerns . Siksika has formally adopted a position opposing any new applications, says one letter from Chief Ouray Crowfoot.

Opinion: What Alberta s public consultation on coal should look like

Article content “Committing to consult on a modernized policy” — that was the second shoe Energy Minister Sonya Savage dropped when she announced she was reinstating Alberta’s 1976 Coal Policy. The public’s demand to be consulted about coal mining was the accelerant for the firestorm of criticism the Kenney government endured after it quietly rescinded that policy last year. What should the minister’s consultation commitment offer Albertans? Nothing less than the opportunity to determine the future of Alberta’s iconic Eastern Slopes. Public consultation should ask this question: “Should new coal surface mines be allowed anywhere in Alberta’s Rockies and foothills?”

Serious concerns : Alberta First Nations oppose coal expansion in Rocky Mountains

Serious concerns : Alberta First Nations oppose coal expansion in Rocky Mountains
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Opinion: What Alberta s public consultation on coal should look like

Opinion: What Alberta s public consultation on coal should look like
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