Your Neighbors Are Fighting for Record Ridge
Local environmental group asks Rossland Council to help challenge a proposed magnesium mine that bypassed full environmental review 🏔️
⛏️ West High Yield wants to build a magnesium mine on Record Ridge
đź“‹ Provincial office decided NO full environmental assessment needed
🌲 Save Record Ridge Action Committee disagrees with this decision
⚖️ They're asking courts to review whether assessment should be required
🛑 Want all mine permits paused until legal review is complete
🤝 SRRAC wants Council's support for their judicial review application
📨 Requesting no further permits be issued until review is complete
🏦 Council agreed to send correspondence to government parties
🔍 Judicial review will examine Environmental Assessment Office's decision
⏸️ Motion carried to pause additional permits during review
đź“… SRRAC presented request at October 6th Council meeting
âś… Council voted to support the permit pause request
📨 Staff directed to contact government parties about permit suspension