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Coal leases surrounding Alberta parks raise fears about their future


The Globe and Mail
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At least five popular recreation areas in Southern Alberta are surrounded by coal exploration plans and one of them has been partly given over to an exploration lease, raising questions about their future with lovers of the outdoors.
“We’re not leaving a picnic table and a campground on the precipice of an open-pit mine,” said Katie Morrison of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPWS). “I can’t imagine that [parks] could continue if some of these mining plans go forward.” ....

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