Growth strategy raises more concerns about mine
The proposed regional growth strategy for the Valley raises more concerns about the proposed underground coal mine in the heart of the Baynes Sound watershed, says CoalWatch Comox Valley.
``It doesn't make sense to keep the mine going at full operation,'' company vice-president Terry Coughlan said Wednesday after Acadian announced it is scaling back mine operations and laying off another 38 employees, and might mothball the mine by the end of the first quarter of 2009 if metal prices don't improve.