Montem & Piikani Nation enter agreement on renewable energy project
PIIKANI NATION, AB – An energy company has partnered with a local First Nation as work progresses on a proposed renewable energy complex.
Montem Resources and the Piikani Nation have entered into a framework agreement, which both sides say will build a long-term cooperative and mutually-beneficial relationship.
The company is planning to build the Tent Mountain Renewable Energy Complex (TM-REX) in an area approximately 51 km southwest of Blairmore that falls under the traditional territory of the Piikani people.
The agreement was finalized at the annual Blackfoot Confederacy Calgary Stampede BBQ with officials from Montem, the Piikani Nation, and the provincial government present.