The mayor of Crowsnest Pass wants a meeting with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith after area residents voted in favour of coal mining in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
WATCH: A referendum vote is taking place in the Crowsnest Pass on Monday that could influence a contentious debate on bringing the coal industry back to the area. Jordan Prentice reports.The mayor of Crowsnest Pass wants an immediate meeting with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to discuss a controversial coal project his community has voted in favour of being built.Residents of the S.
“We will be meeting with the minister of energy and hopefully with the premier again and plead our case as to why we should have this mine here.”The Alberta Energy Regulator is supposed to hold hearings next week on Northback’s application for a coal exploration program, a deep drill permit and a temporary diversion project to collect technical data related to the Grassy Mountain project.
Thomas said the message would be taken to municipalities, irrigation districts and food processing companies that the mine is not a good deal.The mayor of High River, south of Calgary, sent a letter to the premier last week asking the province to consider broader impacts of the mine. “Realistically, it’s not over. We will continue to forge ahead. They will continue to forge ahead. I doubt we will ever meet in the middle, because both groups are very passionate,” she said.
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