Participant funding available for Michel Coal Project See full story on The Drive Public participation is needed for an assessment of a mine project near Sparwood. The Michel Coal Project is undergoing a federal environmental assessment and the public is invited to submit questions or suggestions regarding the project. Sparwood mayor David Wilks says the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is providing funding for public participation through it’s participant funding program. “Groups or individuals that wish to provide information with regards to this coal project, and do not have the financial means to do that,” Wilks says. “Are provided [...]