Alberta government to extend pause on Rocky Mountain coal mine development – APTN News
Mar 06, 2022
The Alberta government is renewing and expanding its restrictions on coal mining in the province’s Rocky Mountains in response to a strong public outcry and two reports written following extensive consultations on the issue.
The consultations included meetings with many Indigenous Peoples across Alberta, who said they expect to be consulted on future coal development and want their treaty rights respected.
“These submissions also revealed a wide variety of opinion concerned not just with coal development in Alberta but also with past, current and future Indigenous participation in policy making in the province,” the engagement committee said in a report released Friday.
“There were also concerns expressed about Consultation processes with the government of Alberta.”
