A new environmental report on a proposed wide-scale silica sand mining operation in southern Manitoba suggests it should only move forward after the province receives more legal advice and there is a better understanding of possible risks, while some argue the province has all the evidence it needs to kill the project now.
Opponents of a proposed silica sand mining operation scored a win after a motion before council in the rural municipality of Springfield was defeated Monday, though it remains unclear how the decision will impact development moving forward.
An Alberta mining company wants to drill thousands of wells in southeastern Manitoba to remove millions of tonnes of sand from an aquifer that serves as the source of drinking water for tens of thousands of people.