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A 131-hectare gravel pit opponents fear will foul Big Hill Springs Provincial Park’s signature creek was approved Tuesday by Rocky View County.
Councillors voted 6-3 in favour of the application by Mountain Ash LP to extract sand and gravel from a quarry about 300 metres from the creek’s underground headwaters and 1,200 metres from the park’s boundary.
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That vote came despite a letter from Alberta Environment and Parks officials urging them to delay a decision until a more thorough environmental review could be done.
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