Councillors approve contentious gravel pit near Big Hill Springs park
Article content A 131-hectare gravel pit opponents fear will foul Big Hill Springs Provincial Park’s signature creek was approved Tuesday by Rocky View County. Councillors voted 6-3 in favour of the application by Mountain Ash LP to extract sand and gravel from a quarry about 300 metres from the creek’s underground headwaters and 1,200 metres from the park’s boundary. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Councillors approve contentious gravel pit near Big Hill Springs park Back to video That vote came despite a letter from Alberta Environmen...