Gord Kurbis, A-Channel News, August 10, 2010

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UNION BAY - The debate over a plan to build a coal mine in the Comox Valley is heating up. "Compliance Coal" is hoping to start up a 31-hundred hectare underground site just west of Fanny Bay.

The project is getting ready for an environmental review and the ministry wants to hear from you. The consultation process wraps up on September 20th.

But one side of the debate thinks the timing for the review is all wrong.

For more information, and to submit your own comments, click here to visit our Environmental Assessments page.