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EDMONTON - Five First Nations and three coal companies have written the Alberta government to ask for better Indigenous consultation on proposed mines in the Rocky Mountains.
First Nations, coal companies asking Alberta for better consultation on mines by The Canadian Press Last Updated Apr 27, 2021 at 1:44 pm EDT EDMONTON — Five First Nations and three coal companies have written the Alberta government to ask for better Indigenous consultation on proposed mines in the Rocky Mountains. The United Conservative government wants to expand the industry and land belonging to the First Nations spans most of the area being considered for coal exploration. The coal companies involved with the letter are Cabin Ridge, Montem Resources and Benga Mining, which currently has...
Share Australian-based Montem Resources is proposing to re-start coal mining at Tent Mountain, an area that hasn't seen mining activities for approximately 40 years. Advocates are concerned about the mine's impacts on wildlife, Indigenous rights and water quality, and are asking the federal government to step in to assess the project. Photo: Callum Gunn News Proposed coal mine in Alberta Rockies faces growing calls for federal review The Tent Mountain project, currently pegged for provincial review, narrowly skirts the production threshol...
LETHBRIDGE, ALTA. -- Levi Williams-Whitney is one of many Albertans worried about proposed coal-mining projects in southern Alberta. In December, he posted photos and video of mining activity on Grassy Mountain just north of Blairemore, where Australian company Benga Mining LTD (Riversdale Resources)owns a significant piece of land. He's since been handed a fine for trespassing to which he plead not guilty on Tuesday in a Pincher Creek court. Williams-Whitney said the situation is about more than just the money. "One of my biggest issues with this entire deal is that there hasn’t b...
Article content Last week, provincial Energy Minister Sonya Savage set a date for the start of public consultations on a “modern coal policy” for Alberta. While no details have been announced yet, the government says the consultations — set to begin March 29 — will engage Albertans in the development of a coal policy that will “protect the areas Albertans cherish while allowing responsible resource development in the appropriate places.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Coal mining in Alberta: Where do we go from here? Back to video...