Another example of killing fish to prove that nothing is happening to the fish. No fish has been shown to be harmed by selenium in this study, or previous studies but you kill them to prove nothing.
Exceedence is not harm. The levels quoted come no where near the levels for human health.
And since no other inputs to Oldman Dam, ie Castle and Oldman rivers were tested, the assumption that Se can only come from a coal mine is totally unproven. In fact, Colin Cooke himself has said that there is no ongoing Se issue at Grassy. He tested Blairmore Creek above and below Grassy Mountain on got the same test results in water.
The vast majority of Se coming into the Oldman system is via cow feed and supplements.
I like to know that also. Is it because Danielle Smith doesn't think the petition is valid (may be the wrong word), due to the fact that EA didn't verify the required number of signatures, or because she thinks the coal mining companies will drop the lawsuits? She knows coal mining is not profitable, economically. We know she doesn't care about the environment, or indigenous rights and the children of today and all the tomorrows. All I can come up with is that...........nope, nothing.
Danielle Smith will go down in history as the biggest disaster that this province has ever known. That will be her legacy moving forward. She cares about nothing except money for herself and her rich friends and she is the epitome of the colonized mind.
It is going to get far worse re the recent approvals re coal mining re Northback. This current damage relates to selenium still leaching from a coal mine that existed 40 some years ago. There is still running leaching selenium into the waterways. Between the environmental damage caused by lax governance re oil and gas industry, the old and new coal mines and the shoving through of AI data centres centres without proper environmental assessments the pillaging of the soil, water and air re farmers’ fields, ranchers grazing areas, etc. their will be significant loss to farmers and ranchers re trade. Globally countries hsve very strict guidelines re food and all these carcinogenic toxins will affect countries accepting what the farmers and ranchers, produce.
This is incorrect at Grassy Mountain according the government scientist Colin Cooke. In his 2024 article he clearly states that there is no ongoing selenium issue at Grassy Mountain. He found that Se levels in Blairmore Creek were the same above the mine as below the mine, meaning that there is no Se leaching from that old mine.
There is Se coming from Tent Mountain but by the time the water reaches Crowsnest Lake, the Se levels are below the guidelines for aquatic life. There is also Se flowing into Crowsnest Lake from Ptolemy Creek which does not drain any mine sites but also has elevated selenium (Cooke 2025, and Cooke 2026).
There are no “recent approvals” for Grassy. The last approval was in 2025 for a drilling program which has since been completed. Drilling does not release selenium.
Another example of killing fish to prove that nothing is happening to the fish. No fish has been shown to be harmed by selenium in this study, or previous studies but you kill them to prove nothing.
Exceedence is not harm. The levels quoted come no where near the levels for human health.
And since no other inputs to Oldman Dam, ie Castle and Oldman rivers were tested, the assumption that Se can only come from a coal mine is totally unproven. In fact, Colin Cooke himself has said that there is no ongoing Se issue at Grassy. He tested Blairmore Creek above and below Grassy Mountain on got the same test results in water.
The vast majority of Se coming into the Oldman system is via cow feed and supplements.
Why does the government allow them to continue to operate
No mines are operating.
I like to know that also. Is it because Danielle Smith doesn't think the petition is valid (may be the wrong word), due to the fact that EA didn't verify the required number of signatures, or because she thinks the coal mining companies will drop the lawsuits? She knows coal mining is not profitable, economically. We know she doesn't care about the environment, or indigenous rights and the children of today and all the tomorrows. All I can come up with is that...........nope, nothing.
Danielle Smith will go down in history as the biggest disaster that this province has ever known. That will be her legacy moving forward. She cares about nothing except money for herself and her rich friends and she is the epitome of the colonized mind.
No mines to compound the problem. Stop all industrial activity now.
It is going to get far worse re the recent approvals re coal mining re Northback. This current damage relates to selenium still leaching from a coal mine that existed 40 some years ago. There is still running leaching selenium into the waterways. Between the environmental damage caused by lax governance re oil and gas industry, the old and new coal mines and the shoving through of AI data centres centres without proper environmental assessments the pillaging of the soil, water and air re farmers’ fields, ranchers grazing areas, etc. their will be significant loss to farmers and ranchers re trade. Globally countries hsve very strict guidelines re food and all these carcinogenic toxins will affect countries accepting what the farmers and ranchers, produce.
Facts checks.
This is incorrect at Grassy Mountain according the government scientist Colin Cooke. In his 2024 article he clearly states that there is no ongoing selenium issue at Grassy Mountain. He found that Se levels in Blairmore Creek were the same above the mine as below the mine, meaning that there is no Se leaching from that old mine.
There is Se coming from Tent Mountain but by the time the water reaches Crowsnest Lake, the Se levels are below the guidelines for aquatic life. There is also Se flowing into Crowsnest Lake from Ptolemy Creek which does not drain any mine sites but also has elevated selenium (Cooke 2025, and Cooke 2026).
There are no “recent approvals” for Grassy. The last approval was in 2025 for a drilling program which has since been completed. Drilling does not release selenium.
STOP DANIELLE SMITH!!
The fact this isn't huge news shows how utterly screwed up everything is.