Crowsnest Pass Coal Mining: A Deja Vu to Avoid

The bird’s eye view of B.C.’s Elk Valley landscape shows a patchwork of large dark dead zones amongst a bounty of mountain peaks and lush valleys. Alberta’s Crowsnest Pass is preparing to be the next region to adopt that sort of view. The provincial government seems willing to allow, if not encourage, yet another high impact land use onto our forested headwaters by allowing coal leases throughout and inevitably new open pit mines.