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Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, alongside chiefs of the First Nations behind the lawsuit, announced Friday that they have reached an agreement in principle to resolve the suit outside of court.
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Miller said the agreement includes $1.5 billion in compensation for people deprived of clean drinking water, the creation of a $400 million First Nation economic and cultural restoration fund and at least $6 billion to support reliable access to safe drinking water on reserves.
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Two Alberta First Nations want to appeal decision against Grassy Mountain coal mine
A second Alberta First Nation wants a court to allow it to appeal a review board s decision that an open-pit coal mine in the Rocky Mountains is not in the public interest.
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Both Stoney Nakoda Nation and Piikani First Nation filed a request with the Alberta Court of Appeal
Posted: Jul 22, 2021 4:38 PM MT | Last Updated: July 23
Proposed site of the Grassy Mountain mining project, in the Crowsnest Pass area of Alberta. The Stoney Nakoda Nation Piikani First Nation are trying to appeal a decision that blocks the development of the project. (Evelyne Asselin/CBC)
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