Mark ANOTHER "milestone" in #Alberta Premier #DanielleSmith ’s cave-in to #coalinterests. Her #UCP government recently awarded a $95 MILLION settlement to the #Australian mining firm #MontemResources, NOW calling itself #EvolvePower. ⅓ of that, all TAXPAYERS’ money! 🇨🇦 🇦🇺
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Alberta’s Big Payouts to Spurned Australian Coal Miners | The Tyee
Two firms that invested far less are getting $238 million. Taxpayers face more such hits.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Mark ANOTHER "milestone" in #Alberta Premier #DanielleSmith ’s cave-in to #coalinterests. Her #UCP government recently awarded a $95 MILLION settlement to the #Australian mining firm #MontemResources, NOW calling itself #EvolvePower. ⅓ of that, all TAXPAYERS’ money! 🇨🇦 🇦🇺
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Montem:
1) dumped debris into Crowsnest Creek while installing a bridge.
2) In the process it had failed to install erosion & sediment controls at site.
3)dumped more material on a floodplain without proper drainage
4) excavated two borrow pits without provincial authorization on public lands.
1) dumped debris into Crowsnest Creek while installing a bridge.
2) In the process it had failed to install erosion & sediment controls at site.
3)dumped more material on a floodplain without proper drainage
4) excavated two borrow pits without provincial authorization on public lands.
An Australian Coal Speculator Flouts More Alberta Laws | The Tyee
Evolve Power, formerly Montem Resources, found guilty of contamination violations.
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May 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM