Larry Whan, owner of Trout Wrangler Lodge, a fishing lodge on the Crowsnest river, pleaded today with the Kenney government to withdraw its support for the Grassy Mtn coal strip mine. 1/n
#abpoli #Alberta @JustinTrudeau @RachelNotley

"The short term gain of jobs and money for the province is not worth the loss of our natural environment, pollution of our headwaters and drinking water [and] endangering animal and fish species." 2/n

"[T]hinking of allowing Australian companies to ship our coal to China well into the 2050's and pollute the planet for another 30+ years is beyond comprehension!" 3/n

"The amount of water required [to] run an open pit mining operation is staggering and the loss of this much water at the headwaters of the Oldman and Crowsnest rivers will cause serious consequences to all users downstream of these operations." 4/n

Are you listening to Larry, @JKenney? @UCPCaucus? 5/5