Notice of Termination

Ottawa – May 15, 2015 – The Minister of the Environment, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, has terminated the environmental assessment of the proposed Robb Trend Coal Mine Expansion Project pursuant to section 62 of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012.

Westmoreland Coal Company notified the Minister of the Environment that it wished to withdraw its regulatory application and terminate the environmental assessment of the expansion of the Coal Valley Mine in the Coal Branch area near the community of Robb, Alberta. The proposed project was referred to an environmental assessment by a review panel in October 2014.

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