It was a packed house at the community hall in Pincher Creek, Alberta on Tuesday as the Alberta Energy Regulator held the first day of hearings over a controversial application to explore for coal in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Northback Holdings has applied for three new exploration permits for a coal mine…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 19, 2024 12:34 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Alberta Energy Regulator has issued an order requiring Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. to suspend its wells, facilities and pipelines, saying the company hasn’t met its regulatory obligations. The AER says the order, issued…
Hundreds of dead fish have washed ashore, after an Alberta creek’s water levels dropped significantly. A family who’s lived in the area for generations believe the Alberta Energy Regulator needs to step in to help save the ecosystem. On May 28, Robin Wheale spent his birthday at the Poplar Creek Reservoir, built on the Modeste…
The Alberta Energy Regulator seems to be going ahead with hearings on coal exploration in the Rocky Mountains despite a court ruling that opened the question of whether those applications should have been accepted. The regulator has promised to hold public hearings into three applications from Northback Holdings to explore for coal on the Grassy…
Alberta’s top court has allowed a southwestern ranching community to appeal the provincial energy regulator’s decision to accept applications to explore for coal in the Rocky Mountains. In a ruling released Thursday, the Alberta Court of Appeal said it will hear arguments from the Municipal District of Ranchland that the Alberta Energy Regulator shouldn’t have…
Imperial Oil has been fined $50,000 after the province’s energy regulator concluded the company broke environmental laws when wastewater containing oilsands tailings seeped outside its lease boundary in 2022. The fine is accompanied by requirements for mitigation plans and research into the environmental effects of such wastewater and represents only the first part of the…
