Proposed Elk Valley coal mine expansion faces scrutiny as water quality concerns continue
Environmental groups and the Ktunaxa Nation are raising concerns over a proposed coal mine expansion in the Elk Valley, in B.C.'s southeastern Kootenay region, saying waste rock from mining operations has contaminat...
#environment #mining #waterquality #ElkValley #BCssoutheasternKootenayregion
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-elk-valley-coal-mine-water-quality-concerns-9.7079486?cmp=rss

B.C. mining company cuts 140 positions due to 'challenging market conditions'
Glencore-owned Elk Valley Resources, which operates four steelmaking coal mines in B.C.'s southeast along the Alberta border, said it is cutting 140 staff jobs. 
#mining #economy #job #BC #ElkValley #Alberta
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/elk-valley-resources-cuts-140-positions-1.7563514?cmp=rss

B.C. mining company cuts 140 positions due to 'challenging market conditions'
Glencore-owned Elk Valley Resources, which operates four steelmaking coal mines in B.C.'s southeast along the Alberta border, said it is cutting 140 staff jobs. 
#mining #economy #job #BC #ElkValley #Alberta
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/elk-valley-resources-cuts-140-positions-1.7563514?cmp=rss

B.C. mining company cuts 140 positions due to 'challenging market conditions'
Glencore-owned Elk Valley Resources, which operates four steelmaking coal mines in B.C.'s southeast along the Alberta border, said it is cutting 140 staff jobs. 
#mining #economy #job #BC #ElkValley #Alberta
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/elk-valley-resources-cuts-140-positions-1.7563514?cmp=rss

B.C. mining company cuts 140 positions due to 'challenging market conditions'
Glencore-owned Elk Valley Resources, which operates four steelmaking coal mines in B.C.'s southeast along the Alberta border, said it is cutting 140 staff jobs. 
#mining #economy #job #BC #ElkValley #Alberta
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/elk-valley-resources-cuts-140-positions-1.7563514?cmp=rss

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RCMP, DJs and bar issue warning about drink spiking in Fernie, B.C.
RCMP in B.C.'s Elk Valley have issued a public warning after receiving four separate reports of drinks being drugged in the community of Fernie.
#police #crime #warning #Fernie #BC #ElkValley
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fernie-drink-spiking-1.7432667?cmp=rss

Study finds coal dust blown onto snowpack in Alberta, British Columbia
Newly published research has found cancer-causing chemicals downwind from coal mines in southern British Columbia in concentrations that rival those next to oilsand mines.
#globalnews #Environment #Coal #CoalDust #ElkValley
https://globalnews.ca/news/10576337/bc-alberta-coal-dust-snowpack-study/

Study finds coal dust blown onto snowpack in Alberta, British Columbia
Newly published research has found cancer-causing chemicals downwind from coal mines in southern British Columbia in concentrations that rival those next to oilsand mines.
#globalnews #Environment #Coal #CoalDust #ElkValley
https://globalnews.ca/news/10576337/bc-alberta-coal-dust-snowpack-study/