From the Friday, February 11, 2005 online issue of the Missoulian . . .
Gov. Brian Schweitzer is urging the premier of British Columbia to conduct a comprehensive study on areas north of Glacier National Park before new fossil-fuel energy development begins.
The recent announcement that Canada's Cline Mining Corp. plans exploratory work in the area prompted a letter to Gordon Campbell, said Rich Moy, chief of the Montana Water Management Bureau.
The exploration site is about 20 miles north of where the company first proposed mining coal. That work was halted last spring, however, following protests from residents, conservationists and government officials in Montana who were concerned about potential effects to water quality.
The province recently gave Cline a permit to remove 90 tons of coal to determine whether a mine could be developed in British Columbia's Foisey Creek headwaters area. Foisey Creek flows into the Flathead River system of British Columbia and Montana.
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Posted by nfpa at February 11, 2005 10:37 PM