![]() ![]() ‘One Hell of a Fight’: Coal Miners Again Target Alberta’s Rockies read more In his lobbyist registration disclosure Young said he was working to ensure “elected and department officials are provided with information on all relevant aspects of the proposed project, including expected economic and environmental impacts, support from Indigenous communities and local stakeholders.” The recent spate of coal lobbying started in early August when Mike Young, CEO of Northback, approached half a dozen ministries and the premier’s office on decisions and approvals related to the Grassy Mountain project. Most Albertans regard the eastern slopes as a critical watershed or geography of solace that should be off limits to mining of any kind because of its impacts on water quality and availability. In spite of Savage’s order, Fox had meetings with several ministries including Alberta Energy and Mines, Alberta Environment and the Alberta Energy Regulator where she sought “support in securing meetings to educate elected and department officials about information on all relevant aspects of the proposed project, including expected economic and environmental impacts, support from Indigenous communities and local stakeholders.”Īmong principals for Enterprise Canada is Brian Cox, who was said in a legal filing by the firm to be “a longstanding member of and contributor to the Conservative Party of Canada participated in the recent leadership process to support Mr. The failed Grassy Mountain project is located on Category 4 lands where there exists a previously abandoned mine. Nearly a year later after months of public protests against other mining proposals combined with public hearings by the Coal Policy Committee, Energy Minister Sonya Savage issued an order directing the Alberta Energy Regulator to suspend “all approvals for coal exploration or development on Category 3 and 4 lands in the Eastern Slopes… and no new applications will be accepted until such time as written notice is given by the Minister of Energy and/or Minister of Environment and Parks.” 15 to represent its interests just as its subsidiary Northback approached the Alberta Energy Regulator for new coal exploration drilling permits.įederal and provincial regulators rejected the Grassy Mountain project in 2021 as not in the public interest because it would threaten water quality and availability in southern Alberta. Please enable JavaScript before you proceed.Īccording to Alberta’s Lobbyist Registry Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting engaged Enterprise Canada on Sept. Your browser either doesn't support JavaScript or you have it turned off. If you'd like to join thousands of readers who help make independent journalism possible, consider joining Tyee Builders. Instead of focusing on what kind of articles will attract the most advertising dollars, we can spend time devoted to researching and writing stories that our readers find most valuable and make the most positive impact in our region. This core of supporters - making up about 1 to 2 per cent of our daily readership - enables us to pay our writers, keep our articles free and open to all, and not bombard our readers with annoying ads while you try to read. Tyee Builders are readers who contribute a bit of money - at a level and frequency of their choice - to support our editorial budget. ![]() We're able to focus our attention on publishing impactful journalism in the public interest, and publish it for free for all to read, because we have the support of Tyee Builders. Our team of independent journalists takes pride in doing in-depth reporting and taking time to get it right. Thanks for reading The Tyee today - we hope this article added to your day in some way. ![]()
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