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Article: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.(Brief Article)
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- Alberta Report
- Article date:
- August 16, 1999
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Down in the state-of-the-art pit
It was with interest that I read Hinton mayor Ross Risvold's letter to the editor in your June 28 edition. He has been a tireless supporter of the proposed Cheviot mine project. But I am writing to express concern regarding the rather dated photo selected to support Mr. Risvold's letter, showing several weary coal miners emerging from an underground mine.
Contrary to this image, most coal is mined on the surface, and the work is done by educated, highly-trained people who operate sophisticated mining equipment, engineers and technicians who develop our mine and land reclamation plans utilizing state-of-the-art computer ...