By The Canadian Press

Country singer Corb Lund gets OK to launch anti-coal petition drive in Alberta

Dec 8, 2025 | 4:11 PM

EDMONTON — Alberta singer Corb Lund has been given the go-ahead to start collecting signatures for a petition to ask the province to pass a law banning new coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.

Elections Alberta posted the official OK on its website.

Lund has said he’s seeking the intervention as new mines could threaten land and water in the area.

He needs to gather signatures equal to 10 per cent of votes cast in the last general election — almost 178,000.

If successful, the legislature would consider passing a law to ban coal mining or send it to a provincewide vote.

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Lund has received multiple Juno and Canadian Country Music Association nominations and awards.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 8, 2025.

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