MLA Neudorf can’t have it both ways on coal
By Lethbridge Herald on March 14, 2025.
Editor,
Re; Nathan Neudorf and Grassy Mountain Coal:
In Friday’s Herald, the CEO of the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce reiterated MLA Neudorf’s statement “the agriculture and food processing sectors cannot be sacrificed for another industry”. Note that Neudorf did not say “I oppose open pit coal mining and will not allow our watershed to be contaminated with selenium.” Indeed, as recently as Feb 6, Mr. Neudorf was quoted in Lethbridge Now: “The Grassy Mountain project is on lands previously designated as category 4 – which fully allowed for coal development”. So Mr. Neudorf – which is it? Allow open pit mining or protect the watershed, agriculture and our drinking water?
It is pretty clear that we can’t have it both ways.
Leslie Lavers
Lethbridge
7-6
Agreed….what the bottom line here, is that all of the water coming out of the Oldman River watershed/headwaters, is already fully designated. Open pit coal mining is a very water-thirsty operation. Would the UCP take water away from other designations and give it to open pit coal mining? Or, do they, incredibly, believe that there is enough water for the existing designations and open pit coal mining as well? What will the right wing, rural ag voters do if they run short of water because of this? Will they be satisfied to not being kissed while being ‘hugged’?
Unless we start getting more snow, or rain, it still, is way, too dry here….not looking good, at all.