Letter to the Editor Teck’s proposed coal mine expansion in the Elk Valley is a controversial issue in the East Kootenay. The Province of B.C….
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Court of Appeal rules Jumbo Valley to stay wild
The B.C. Court of Appeal today (August 6) ruled that the original 2015 decision of then Minister of Environment Mary Polak, that the Jumbo Glacier…
Teck suspending Coal Mountain Phase Two
In a bid to conserve capital, Teck Resources Limited (Teck) announced today cost cutting measures that will see layoffs and the suspension of the Coal…
James White Park Wells granted EA approval
Environment Minister Mary Polak and Community, Sport and Cultural Development Minister Peter Fassbender have issued an environmental assessment (EA) certificate to the City of Fernie…
Mr. Oberti, tear down those slabs
The Purcell Pundit By Chris Conway Last October Glacier Resorts Ltd. poured two concrete slabs in the upper Jumbo Valley. A subsequent detailed avalanche risk…
MLA offers support and encouragement to Jumbo opponents
The Ktunaxa Nation continues to stand its ground against the Jumbo Glacier Resort and Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald is again lending his support to…
Mine expansion keeps about 500 jobs in Elk Valley
Line Creek Coal Mine received provincial government approval Nov. 1 to move into the $62-million Phase 2 extension of their mining operations. This will extend…
Environmental groups state Elk River being poisoned by coal mining
A new study indicates that the Elk River is being poisoned by selenium leaching from open-pit coal mining waste rock, states a press release issued…
Opposition will become galvanized
E-KNOW editorial Yesterday’s approval of the Jumbo Glacier Resort Ltd. proposal for a 6,250 bed resort in the dead centre of the Purcell Mountain chain,…