For some landowners and municipalities in rural Alberta, the provincial government’s announcement of a seven-month moratorium on approving wind and solar power projects is being seen as welcome and long overdue — though the way it was rolled out was a surprise.
“It kind of came out of left field. But we’ve been advocating for a few years to take a look at some of the gaps in the legislation and the lack of legislation when it comes to things like reclamation,” said Jason Schneider, reeve of Vulcan County, Alta.
“So the pause was a little bit different than what we were asking for. But I think once
