The M.D. of Ranchland and the Pekisko Group, an organization of ranchers, have asked the AER to adjourn hearings into Northback Holdings' plans for Grassy Mountain.
Piikani Nation members want more involvement in public coal consultationsAt least two groups are asking Alberta’s energy regulator to call off hearings on coal exploration in the Rocky Mountains while the province’s top court considers whether the applications are valid.
They say the hearings could be a waste of time and money if the Alberta Court of Appeal rules against the regulator.Last month, the court said it would accept an appeal of the regulator’s decision to accept Northback’s applications. The court said it needed to rule on whether the regulator’s decision was correct, despite a ban on coal mining in the Rockies and environmental panels having already denied Northback’s plans.The hearings into the exploration applications were supposed to begin in December and run into January.
Proponent Benga Mining, now named Northback, lost an appeal of that decision in Alberta’s top court and the Supreme Court of Canada declined to reconsider it.Viewed
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