The reeve of a southwestern ranching community says the municipal district has cancelled its appeal of exploration ...
In November, Crowsnest Pass residents, favouring the economic boost the coal mine would provide, voted 72 per cent in support ...
Southern Alberta is known for its vast farmland, which contributes billions of dollars to the economy and Chris Spearman fears the proposed Grassy Mountain Coal Mine will negatively impact the ...
Eliminating the moratorium on coal mining in the Eastern Rockies shows the premier puts the interests of coal barons and ...
The Mountain Valley Child Society from Piikani First Nation is not happy the Alberta government quietly rescinded a moratorium on open pit coal mining last week, ...
Banff and Canmore, where the CBC now plans to open a bureau, have been served for years with award-winning journalism by the Rocky Mountain Outlook. Jasper, where the CBC wants to make its ...
The end of the moratorium comes as the Alberta Energy Regulator reviews a contentious open-pit coal mine project proposed by Northback Holdings in southwestern Alberta’s Crowsnest Pass. The Grassy ...
In the coal saga there’s more to mine than the mountain. Despite protestations of due diligence and highest engineering standards, every coal mine in the Eastern Slopes has had spectacular ...
Painter said the lifting of the moratorium is unlikely to open the door to more coal projects in the Crowsnest. He said Tent Mountain was the only other legacy coal mine in the area, and it ceased ...