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Landowners angry about power line approval
Some landowners say their interests were ignored
CBC News
Posted: Dec 7, 2012 8:27 PM MT
Last Updated: Dec 7, 2012 7:59 PM MT
Some landowners near Calgary are upset with the approval for construction of AltaLink's high voltage power line.
On Thursday the province approved the line, which will run west of Highway 2, between Edmonton and Calgary.
The CBC's Bryan Labby spoke with landowners about the decision.
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