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Allowing Rocky Mountain coal lease transfers during debate sends wrong signal: environmental group

An environmental group says an exchange of coal exploration lease applications in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains suggests mining companies expect to be able to go ahead with their plans despite a provincial debate on the industry’s future.Construction equipment near Grassy Mountain in 2014, with Crowsnest Mountain in the background. An environmental group is raising concerns about…

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U.S. law allowing cruise ships to skip B.C. ports would set risky precedent: harbour authority

The CEO of the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority says legislation temporarily allowing international cruise ships to bypass B.C. ports feels like a dangerous precedent.Victoria’s Ogden Point cruise ship terminal. Proposed legislation passed in the United States on Thursday applies to cruise ships travelling between Washington state and Alaska, giving them the green light to sail past B.C.…

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