Opinion: Grassy Mountain coal mine proposal was wisely rejected
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Opinion: Grassy Mountain mine decision hurts community and Alberta s reputation
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A group of around 400 people gathered in Hillcrest on July 22 to voice their support for the mine. Organizer Eric Lowther said that the group has “tremendous power.”
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“There are things we can do collectively, especially with a group like this to change the outcome…We need to tell the elected people that they’re not going to be elected again if they do this kind of stuff. We need to tell them that real people live here that are being impacted by this decision,” said Lowther, who was a MP for the Canadian Alliance Party from 1997-2000.