Investor presentations signalled the Kenney government aimed to open protected lands to open-pit mining.
Tyee contributing editor Andrew Nikiforuk is an award-winning journalist whose books and articles focus on epidemics, the energy industry, nature and more. SHARES Documents show Australian firms seeking open-pit coal mining leases in Alberta got signals protections to sensitive lands would be lifted, clearing the way. The public only found out months later, the day the Coal Policy was rescinded.
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Australian mining firms seeking to strip-mine metallurgical coal in Alberta’s eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains knew well ahead of Albertans that the government was planning to rescind a law that stood in the way.
EDMONTON Get set for an active day of weather tomorrow with a good chance of accumulating snow, gusty wind and maybe even some freezing rain. Mix of sun & cloud with temperatures a couple degrees above zero in the afternoon. BUT.a Low Pressure system moves into NW Alberta this afternoon. South of that system, a trough through the foothills will likely kick up some gusty conditions. Wind warnings have been issued for areas from Nordegg south to the US border. Snowfall Warnings are in effect for the Icefields Parkway AND areas from Jasper east through to Bonnyville. Areas included are: Hinton/Grande Cache, Whitecourt/Edson/Swan Hills/, Slave Lake, Westlock/Barrhead/Athabasca, Cold Lake/Bonnyville/St Paul.
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Dec 21, 2020 3:00 PM
Nordegg, Alberta – Four suspects were taken into custody late in the evening on December 17th, following a pursuit and a brief foot chase of two males.
At 9:46 p.m. Rocky Mountain House RCMP members encountered a stolen vehicle while on patrol. They attempted a traffic stop and the suspect vehicle rammed the police vehicle. A pursuit was initiated, and a tire deflation device was successfully deployed. The suspect vehicle veered into the ditch.
One male and female were arrested from within the vehicle and two males fled on foot into the nearby woods. The Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Police Dog Services were engaged. After a successful track, the two males were located and arrested. One male suffered minor injuries as a result of his interaction with the police dog and was transported to an area hospital for treatment.
Warnings and watches issued for much of southern Alberta, with up to 50 cm of snow expected
On Monday evening in Calgary, the snow was already beginning to snarl traffic, with 34 non-injury crashes, eight injury crashes and four hit-and-runs between 5 and 9 p.m.
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Heavy snow was beginning to cause delays in Calgary on Monday evening, with more than 40 crashes between 5 and 9 p.m. (YYC Transportation/Twitter)
EDMONTON An Edmonton man is counting his blessings after being rescued from a mountain last weekend. Keith Morris got lost during a hike and spent nearly 24 hours outside in the frigid weather. “It was so emotional and scary. I thought I was going to die,” he told CTV News Edmonton. Morris was staying at a cabin in Nordegg, a weekend getaway to celebrate his parents anniversary. “You go up along the hike, and I got to the first falls, and there’s actually two other falls but they’re not mapped, and they tell you to proceed with caution if you do go.”