Decision 2000-59
https://had.aer.ca/link/decision3281
- Applicant
- Cardinal River Coals Ltd.
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
- Application Number
- 960313
- 960314
- Title
- Decision on application by Cardinal River Coals Ltd., Cheviot Coal Project, 2000 (report of the EUB-CEAA Joint Review Panel - Cheviot Coal Project, Mountain Park Area, Alberta) (EUB Applications No. 960313 and 960314)
- Date
- 2000
- Title
- Decision on application by Cardinal River Coals Ltd., Cheviot Coal Project, 2000 (report of the EUB-CEAA Joint Review Panel - Cheviot Coal Project, Mountain Park Area, Alberta) (EUB Applications No. 960313 and 960314)
- Date
- 2000
- Application Number
- 960313
- 960314
- Hearing Panel
- Bietz BF
- Miller GJ
- Beck T
- Hearing Type
- Joint
- Utilities
- Category
- Coal
- Descriptors
- Air pollution
- Air quality
- Biological effect
- Cheviot Coal Project
- Coal development policy for Alberta (1976)
- Coal mining
- Coal preparation plant
- Ecological research
- Environmental impact
- Evaluation
- Indians of North America
- Mountain Park Area
- NTS 83C
- Open pit mining
- Physiological effect
- Road construction
- Socio-economic effect
- Soil pollution
- Transmission line
- Water pollution
- Water quality
- Wildlife
- Legal References
- Alberta Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act S47
- Alberta Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act S51
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Act S37
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Act S40
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Act S41
- Coal Conservation Act S10
- Coal Conservation Act S23
- Energy Resources Conservation Act S29
- EUB Rules of Practice
- Fisheries Act S35
- Hydro and Electric Energy Act S12
- Hydro and Electric Energy Act S14
- Hydro and Electric Energy Act S17
- Notes
- Conclusions made in this report are supplemental to those made in the Panels' 1997 report, Decision 97-8 (Appendix 1) and include any new information obtained since the release of that report.
- Interveners
- Hinton and District Chamber of Commerce
- Gouthro B
- Dery M
- Carramusa R
- Mork C
- United Mine Workers of America, Local 1656 (UMWA)
- Campbell R
- Town of Hinton
- Risvold R
- Alberta Environment (AENV)
- Alberta Health and Wellness
- Macdonald W
- Cox D
- Smith K
- Stenhouse G
- Sterling G
- Notan L
- MacKenzie A
- Cadomin Environmental Protection Association (CEPA)
- Way C
- Government of Canada
- Linsey G
- Tupper R
- LeFebvre JG
- LaPalme L
- Fairbairn M
- Fenton W
- Gregoire P
- Holroyd G
- Hooper R
- Weaver J
- Bradford W
- Cardiff S
- Johnson D
- Dobson B
- Purves H
- Hodgins D
- Kirkland D
- Weldwood of Canada Ltd. (Weldwood)
- Udell R
- Stauffer R
- Lougheed H
- Alberta Wilderness Association, Jasper Environmental Society,
- Pembina Institute for Responsible Development, Canadian
- Parks and Wilderness Society, and Ben Gadd (AWA Coalition)
- Pachal D
- Gunsch S
- Gadd B
- Seaton J
- Notnes R
- Kittredge P
- Howery D
- Stellmach H
- Mountain Park Environmental Protection and
- Heritage Association
- Godby EA
- Bracko M
- Alpine Club of Canada/Alberta Native Plant Council (ACC/ANPC)
- Dinwoodie A
- Strang I
- Breitkreuz C
- Griffiths G
- Mountain Cree Camp
- Mountain Cree Camp Syllabics Institute
- Nadeau M
- Parry B
- Fedirchuk G
- Nielson R
- Budinski J
- Trout Unlimited Canada (TUC)
- Brewin K
- Alberta Fish and Game Association (AFGA)
- Alexis First Nation (AFN)
- Chief Francis Alexis
- Potts P
- Canadian Nature Federation (CNF)
- Environmental Resource Centre
- Clark J. D
- Mitchell J
- O’Chiese J
- Western Canada Wilderness Committee (WCWC)
- Phillips L
- Jones G
- Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta (Treaty 8 FN)
- Rath J
- Handel J
- Panel Consultants:
- Ross W
- Peterson E
- Stephenson HG
- Panel Secretariat:
- Kennedy WY
- MacLachlan LJ
- Henderson DIR
- Seguin N
- Creasey R
- Powell R
- Thompson JP
- Roberts L
- Stoddart A
- Brown C
- Morris D
- Nixon V
- Approval
- Approved
- Conditions
- In addition to the original conditions, CRC shall: monitor selenium levels in the water of new end-pit lakes and assess adverse effects; schedule its rail and road construction after consulting with regional forestry and petroleum companies; conduct surveys for rare plant species on mine property; control mining impact on grizzly bears; protect historic archaeological sites; develop alternative to Mountain Park off-highway staging site; maintain regional environmental management initiatives.