Unease within Alberta’s resource sector after Teck withdraws oilsands mine application

Just days before the federal cabinet was set to discuss potentially approving the Frontier mine in northeastern Alberta, Teck withdrew its regulatory application for the project. The $20 billion oilsands mine — that was proposed for a site roughly 110 kilometres north of Fort McMurray — was expected to provide 7,000 construction jobs and 2,500 full-time jobs. Now, the fallout from the company’s decision’s to withdraw has some experts expressing concerns with the optics. "