The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, home to about 6,000, is asking residents to say yes or no to a straightforward question.
RELATED VIDEO : For years, an Australian-owned coal company has had its eye on an open pit mining site in Alberta’s Crowsnest Pass . – Oct 4, 2024The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass , home to about 6,000, is asking residents to say yes or no to a straightforward question: “Do you support the development and operations of the metallurgical coal mine at Grassy Mountain ?”
Northback says metallurgical coal, which is used to make steel, is a basic building block for any economy, but opponents worry about the impact on downstream drinking water and the broader ecosystem.David McIntyre, who along with his wife, Monica Field, were former managers of the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre, have been vocal opponents to development in the area.
For a century, King Coal reigned in the Crowsnest. The area, sitting on the provincial boundary with British Columbia, became the biggest coal centre in Alberta, out-producing other mining regions in the province.
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