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Council voted 6-4 to ask administration to relaunch consultations with residents for the proposed new Land Use Bylaw. An updated proposed bylaw will be heard by the next council after the October election.
During Tuesday’s meeting, council heard from many people with concerns about the bylaw and felt they had not been consulted. The longest discussion was with former Opposition Leader Brian Jean, who is trying to open a wedding and event space in Draper.
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Federal Court of Appeal upholds Alberta right to turn-off-the-taps legislation
A Suncor plant is shown in the oilsands in Fort McMurray Alta, on Monday, June 13, 2017. The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that Alberta has the right to control the amount and destination of oil and other fuels flowing through its pipelines. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson April 27, 2021 - 10:48 AM
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that Alberta has the right to control the amount and destination of oil and other fuels flowing through its pipelines.
The decision, released Tuesday, is a victory for the province in its battle with British Columbia over so-called turn-off-the-taps legislation enacted by Alberta in 2018, at the height of a dispute between the two provinces over construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline.