The Alberta Court of Appeals (ABCA) denied the Fort McKay Métis’ permission to appeal the approval of an oilsands project.
The Fort McKay Métis contend the Prosper Petroleum project is too close to the Moose Lake Reserves.
Moose Lake is traditional territory meant for hunting, trapping, and fishing.
However, ABCA denied their permit siding with the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER).
The AER decided Prosper would not interfere with Métis exercising their traditional rights on its territory.
In a statement, the Fort McKay Métis says, “Moose Lake is now under imminent threat from industrial activity that has been or will be approved by Alberta.”
Facts and figures
- Moose Lake Reserves is located 64 kilometres from Fort McKay
- Prosper’s project would operate ten kilometres from Moose Lake
- Prosper’s bitumen recovery project is worth $440 million and would generate 10,000 barrels per day.
- Prosper received conditional approvals from the Oil Sands Conservation Act (OSCA), the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, (EPEA), and the Water Act.
