Groups want Alberta coal hearings adjourned while Appeal Court considers applications

The Canadian Press  09/09/2024  At least three requesters want Alberta’s energy regulator to call off hearings on coal exploration in the Rocky Mountains while the province’s top court considers whether the proposal’s applications are legitimate. “It makes no sense, while the actual validity of this application is in question, that we should be asked to prepare for this and spend time on something that may be null in the end,” said Laura Laing of the Pekisko Group, an organization of ranchers in southwest Alberta near where Northback Holdings wants to revive coal mining. Pekisko’s, filed Monday, is the second such request. On Friday, the Municipal District of Ranchland also asked the regulator to delay the hearing. “The (district) requests that the panel adjourn the proceeding, including all upcoming submissions deadlines…

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