Hundreds kept out of meeting on controversial Crowsnest Pass coal mine

Hundreds kept out of meeting on controversial Crowsnest Pass coal mine

By Alexandra Noad, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Premier’s Coal Town Hall event held on Wednesday evening at the Fort Macleod and District Community Hall was described as “a gong show” by many in attendance, with several being left outside, including the media. Hundreds of people lined up down the street hours before the doors opened, many of them protesting the new coal policy the province recently approved that will potentially allo…