Most of the Ktunaxa First Nation's five operating coal mines in the area provide significant economic benefits in terms of GDP, business sourcing opportunities, and employment. Additional coal mines, which could be the result of the divestiture should a buyer propose such a development and it passed appropriate environmental assessment tests, etc., obviously would produce more employment and similar benefits to the mining operations currently in place.
On November 18th, 2013. See this statement in context.