Sep
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2020
Updated: September 3, 2020
The Coalspur Vista mine is one of the largest thermal coal mines in Canada, and the proposed expansion could almost triple its capacity. Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson declined in December 2019 to order a federal impact assessment, but he reversed this decision on July 30 so the project will undergo a federal impact assessment. Coalspur Mines has launched a legal challenge to the Minister's decision.
Latest updates
- Alberta coal miner launches legal challenge against federal environmental assessment (The Narwhal)
- Minister’s Response on the Vista Coal Mine Phase II Expansion Project (Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, July 30)
- Statement: Vista coal mine expansion to undergo federal impact assessment, Ecojustice reacts (Ecojustice)
- Canada agrees federal impact assessment necessary for mine expansion near Hinton, Alberta (CPAWS Northern Alberta & CPAWS Southern Alberta)
- Alberta’s Vista coal mine expansion will now face a federal review. Here’s why Ottawa reversed course (The Narwhal)
Previous news & updates
- The federal government is studying the issue anew and Minister Wilkinson will make a fresh decision by the end of July (Global News)
- Letter to Minister Wilkinson: Designate the Vista Coal Expansion for a Federal Assessment (Alberta Wilderness Association)
- Canada mustn’t allow vista coal mine expansion without environmental assessment (The Energy Mix)
- Vista mine’s expansion plans were not fully disclosed (Ecojustice)
- Here’s what you need to know about the Vista mine (The Narwhal)