"On the forefront of this battle is rancher #LauraLaing, who, along with her husband John Smith, run the Plateau Cattle Company just outside of #Nanton, Alberta. Laura has been a local leader in the fight against open pit mining in this area since 2020, following the Alberta government lifting a 40 year ban against it."

PODCAST https://www.podcastics.com/episode/343694/link/

#StopCoal #SaveOurMountains #ProtectOurWater #SaveOurSlopes #yyc #abpoli #Climate #Conservation #Environment #GrassyMountain

Bulldozing our history 'Bulldozing our history' https://www.castanet.net/news/Canada/493772/Bulldozing-our-history

Restoring the #Nanton elevators,..each big enough to hold about 40,000 bushels of grain, are approaching 100 years old. The weathered wooden structures, designated provincial historical resources, are structurally sound but feeling their age.

The number of elevators has declined drastically, from 5,700 in the 1930s to less than 100 today.

"We lose about five a year across Western Canada," Wieser said. #GrainElevators