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6 March 5'20 HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB. Eca REVIEWOPINIONThe opinions expressed are not necessarilythe opinions of this newspaper.EDITORIALKenney’s got biggerproblems thanTrudeau or GretaB. SchimkeECA ReviewAlberta is in trouble economicallynot because Tech Resources pulledtheir application on the Frontier mineproject, but because Premier Kenneyand the Conservative Party of Canadachoose to ignore the reasons given bythe company for pulling theirapplication.Tech’s Chief Executive Officer, DonLindsay, placed the blame on governments(federal and provincial), saying,“Canada doesn’t yet have a clearframework toreconcile“resource developmentandclimate change.”Businesses dounderstandCanada’s federationand therisks of investingwhen energyprovinces, theofficial oppositionand thefederal governmentare at loggerheads over an issue(climate warming) that has been settledin the minds of the majority of theworld.Tech Resources has always beenclear, they needed a partner to sharethe financial burden of such a largeproject. Whether it’s fair or not, thehuge liability around tailings pondsand the higher carbon emissions fromoil sands production, dispute theindustry’s continuing reduction of perbarrelgreenhouse gas (GHG), are stillviewed as a risk that global investorsaren’t prepared to take.The world’s biggest multilaterallender, the European InvestmentBank, will not invest in fossil energyprojects after 2021, and Norway’s US$1trillion sovereign wealth fund hasstopped all investments in fossil fuelindustries.Sweden’s central bank sold offGovernment of Alberta bonds becauseof our large carbon footprint.BlackRock, the world’s largest assetmanager, has started a fund thatexcludes all companies that generateany revenue from coal or oil sands.American capital is chasing cheap,home-grown shale gas plays.This is today’s reality and it’s not aleft-wing plot or a Greta coup. Thereactually are 20 oil sands projects inAlberta that have received regulatoryapprovals. If all went ahead, it wouldhave the same employment andAn alarm shouldbe sounding when weput even more of oureggs in one economicbasket.revenue impact on Alberta as theFrontier mine but much quicker.It’s a foreign investment issue.Kenney’s solution, take control of pensionassets and all available capitaldollars in AIMCo, Alberta’sInvestment Management Company,and invest in fossil fuel projects thatinternational monies won’t touch.An alarm should be sounding whenwe put even more of our eggs in oneeconomic basket.For our own good, Alberta mustturn a corner and stop the hate-on forformer Prime Minister Pierre Trudeauand the NationalEnergy Program.“The 1980s argumentwas aboutpolicy jurisdictionbetween theprovincial andfederal levels andwho got the lion’sshare of the nonrenewablerevenues.Alberta won thatdebate and weprosperedgreatly.Today the global debate is aboutsaving the planet from catastrophicwarming.Mark Carney, former Governor ofthe Banks of England and Canadasaid, “firms that align their businessmodels to the transition to a net zero(carbon) world will be rewarded handsomely.Those that fail to adapt willcease to exist.”This reality doesn’t discount thenecessity for increased pipelinecapacity. Alberta’s economy and revenuesfrom traditional fossil fuelindustries are critical to transitionour province into a diversifiedeconomy.Ironically, it was a Liberal federalgovernment and a provincial NDP governmentthat understood this realityand pulled out all the stops to ensurethe construction of the TransMountain pipeline, even to the point ofinvesting taxpayer dollars.We must understand that aggressivelypursuing a transformativeenergy and high-tech economy is notcontrary to the current goals (oractions) of our large oil sands andenergy corporations.It continues to be Kenney’s inabilityto understand the message deliveredby Tech’s CEO Don Lindsay and otherAlberta oil sands CEOs that will eventuallystrangle Alberta’s futureprosperity.PRAIRIEVIEWMedia manipulationby Herman SchwenkOn Sun. Feb. 9 I was watching CTV’sQuestion Period with host EvanSolomon.The last interview on the programwas about the Trans Mountain pipelineand the Teck Resources Frontieroil sands mine.He was interviewing Bob Fife andPam Palmater an indigenous woman.It didn’t take long and I was so upsetthat I shut the programoff.This woman statedthat they would conductwhateverprotests and civil disobediencethat theyfelt was necessary toprevent the completionof thesepipelines, of courseSchwenk that was no surprise.Bob Fife was aCTV reporter and now works for theGlobe and Mail. His first comment wasthat he could not see how the governmentcould approve this mine with allthe environmental issues that it poses.This mine is a project proposed tolast 40 years just south of WoodBuffalo Park that would cover an areaabout twice the size of Vancouver.He said that the mining woulddestroy wetlands, old growth forestand would create a problem for thegovernment to reach its 2050 target ofnet zero emissions.When work is commenced on aproject like that, just a small area isopened up and mined. When that areais mined out they move to the nextarea and reclamation work is startedon the first area.In this way, by the time the entirearea is mined out, most of the area willhave already been reclaimed includingthe wetlands. Turn to Dangerous, Pg 7 MAIL BAGAlways lookforward toreading youreditorialsectionDear Editor,I feel compelled to send a brief messageon the interesting, topical andperhaps sometimes controversial commentsmade by Herman Schwenk inhis column, PrairieView.Herman expresses so well the opinionsthat many of us have and I trulylook forward to the next issue andHerman’s thoughts.I know many people ask “Did youread Herman Schwenk”?I always look forward to readingyour editorial section.Keep up the good work!David WesleyKillam, Alta.RRRRRPublished byCoronationReviewLimitedSubscriptions:$42.00 in Canada; $74.20 in US;$135.15 Overseas. (All prices include GST)72 ptEast Central AlbertaEVIEW60 pt48 pt36 ptWebsite ECAreview.comOffice Hours Mon. - Fri. 9 am - 5 pmR30 pt4921 - Victoria AvenueTel. (403) 578-4111R24 ptMail: Box 70, Coronation, AB Canada, T0C 1C0LETTERS POLICY • Letters to the Editor arewelcomed • Must be signed and a phone numberincluded so the writer’s identity can be verified. •ECA Review reserves the right to edit letters forlegal considerations, taste and brevity. Lettersand columns submitted are not necessarily theopinion of this newspaper.MEMBER OF:JOYCE WEBSTERPublisher/Editorpublisher@ECAreview.comBRENDA SCHIMKEEditorial WriterGAYLE JARAWAYMarketing 403-578-4111advertise@ECAreview.comYVONNE THULIENManageroffice@ECAreview.comJUDY WALGENBACHMarketing 403-740-2492marketing@ECAreview.comTERRI HUXLEYReporter 587-321-0030news1@ECAreview.comBONNY WILLIAMSCirculation ManagerSTU SALKELDLJI Reporter 403-741-2615reporter@ECAreview.comLISA MYERS-SORTLANDGraphic ArtistR18 pt
ECA REVIEW HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB March 5'20 7Castor council looksat property price$35k for lot said to be too highStu SalkeldLocal JournalismInitiative reporterECA ReviewTown of Castor councillorswill lower the price of a lot thathas been described as tooexpensive by prospectivebuyers. Council discussed theissue at their Feb. 24 regularmeeting.Chief Administrative OfficerChristopher Robblee presentedcouncillors with a report abouta vacant lot that had been takenby the town in accordance withthe Municipal Government Actfor outstanding taxes.The CAO noted the parcel ofland has been listed at $35,000;Cont’d from Pg 6There would be no environmentalmess a generation after the mining iscomplete so what is the problem?According to what I have read aboutthis project in the Edmonton Sun, itwould produced half as many emissionsper barrel as the nationalaverage for oil production and willrecycle nearly 90 per cent of the waterused in extraction.This was a $21 billion project thatwould have created about 7,000 jobs,including highly paid employees fromthe 14 Indigenous communities in thearea who completely support theproject.On Sun. Feb. 23 the Teck ResourcesCEO withdrew its application todevelop the mine stating that therewere too many political and environmentalimpediments to proceed.This could have been a very positiveproject.What has got my goat is that themedia seem to almost always interviewpeople with a negative point ofview on this and almost every issue. Itseems to me that putting a positivespin on issues like that is against theirjournalistic principles.If journalists like Bob Fife wouldtake the trouble to study real climatescience theywould find outthat Canada hasalready reachedits 2050 emissiontarget becauseour forestsabsorb morecarbon thanCanadaproduces.The governmenthas finallyconvinced thepolice to dismantlethe CNblockade atBellville, Ont.While otherblockades havebeen removedacross thecountry there aremore beingerected in supportof theHereditaryChiefs fromWet’suwet’en.he noted the town must followthe rules in the MunicipalGovernment Act (MGA) forselling land, such as getting amarket value appraisal andselling the property only formarket value.Also, any revenue over andabove what is owed to the taxpayersis returned to theoriginal owner.However, feedback to thetown from local real estateagents has been that the marketfor that parcel has dropped, andit’s not valued at $35,000.Robblee confirmed somepeople contacted the town aboutthe parcel but all offers werewell below $35,000.Robblee noted real estateDangerous precedentThere is still no leadership from thegovernment to put a stop to thisnonsense.Again the national media are accommodatingthis illegal movement topersist by giving them free positiveairtime.While they may have an obligationto report the activity, they should atthe same time be condemning theentire process.What is going on is against the lawregardless what the Hereditary Chiefssay.If the government allows thesepeople to shut down the Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline there willnever again be any natural resourceinfrastructure built in Canada.That would be the beginning ofCanada becoming a third worldcountry!It appears to me that much of thenational media are in favour of thehydrocarbon industry being shutdowneven if it destroys the nationaleconomy.The national media are accommodatinggovernment inaction and that iscreating a dangerous precedent.WANTEDDEAD OR ALIVECanadian Prairie Pickersare once again touring the area!Paying Cash For Coin Collections,Silver & Gold Coins,Royal Can. 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