In the end 72 per cent of the vote was in favour of the new project.
RELATED VIDEO : A referendum on the controversial Grassy Mountain coal mining project is just days away, and division within the local community is growing.from casting ballots Monday in favour of bringing King Coal back to this scenic rocky patch of Alberta’s southwest.
Tony Vastenhout, who grew up in Crowsnest Pass, said he’s nearing 70 and remembers that when there were coal mines, there were jobs. Northback says metallurgical coal, which is used to make steel, is a basic building block for any economy, but opponents worry about the effects on downstream drinking water and the broader ecosystem.Story continues below advertisement
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