A comment of support for the Grassy Mountain Coal Project

To whom it concern,

I was born and raised in the Crowsnest Pass, and after completing post secondary school in Calgary I chose to return to my home town as this is the place I wanted to live. Sadly the job opportunities over the recent years have dwindled away, and have left very little for those looking to move into this beautiful community, including myself who must work away from the area.

The Crowsnest Pass has lost all industry that was once present including Coal Mining, Pulp and Paper, the Natural Gas Plant, etc. These industries provided high paying jobs in the area, and brought in secondary companies that were needed to support these operations. The industries also helped to take a share of the heavy tax load, that now rests on the shoulders of the residents of the pass.

The Grassy Mountain Project will help to turn the page and get the area moving back in the right direction by bringing industry back to the area, provide high paying jobs, take the burden of some of the tax load from the resident's, help support the small businesses in the Pass from grocery stores, mechanic shops, restaurants, and hopefully start to fill all the empty stores that litter the main streets in each of the little towns throughout the pass. This project is great for the community and has my full support.