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Three peat mining companies were given initial authorization to level thousands of hectares of Manitoba's boreal forest, just days after a provincial ban on peat mining leases took effect last summer, and despite objections from the government's own experts.

Three peat mining companies were authorized to level thousands of hectares of Manitoba's boreal forest, just days after a provincial peat mining ban took effect last summer, and over the objections of the government's own experts.

Opponents of a proposed coal mine in the Fanny Bay area converged on a parking lot across from the Buckley Bay ferry terminal Saturday to make their concerns known. 

MANITOBA Conservation has expressed concern a proposed peat mine at Hecla/Grindstone Provincial Park could pose a fire risk for cottagers, damage the park's only road and harm habitat for Manitoba's dwindling moose population.