On November 11, Compliance Coal Corporation invited the Comox Valley Water Watch Coalition (CVWWC) to join a Community Advisory Group (CAG) it was setting up as part of the company's preliminary work in preparing an application for the BC environmental assessment process.

The purpose of the CAG, and some of the conditions the company expects to impose on the CAG's members, are unacceptable to the CVWWC.

In its November 15 response to Compliance, CVWWC lays out the terms which would be a precondition to its considering participating in the CAG. Among these preconditions:

- freedom to share information obtained in the CAG with the public

- freedom to act outside the CAG on the proposed Raven coal mine project in any way it wishes, with the public, media, regulators and government.

CVWWC's media release is here.

The CVWWC's response to Compliance Coal is here.

Compliance Coal's invitation is here.