LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes,
constitutes and appoints each of Jennifer S. Grafton and Kevin Paprzycki,
signing singly and each acting individually, as the undersigned's true
and lawful attorney-in-fact with full power and authority as hereinafter
described to:

1. prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's
behalf, and submit to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
(the SEC) a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents
necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the
undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required
by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act)
and the rules thereunder or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

2. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer and/or director of Westmoreland Coal Company
(the Company), Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including any amendments thereto)
in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules
thereunder;

3. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
that may be necessary or desirable to prepare, complete and execute any
such Form 3, 4, or 5, prepare, complete and execute any amendment or
amendments thereto, and timely deliver and file such form with the SEC
and any stock exchange or similar authority;

4. seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the
undersigned's behalf, information regarding transactions in the
Company's securities from any third party, including brokers,
employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned
hereby authorizes any such person to release any such information to
such attorney-in-fact and approves and ratifies any such release of
information; and

5. take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may
be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by,
the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this
Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution
or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
ssuming nor relieving, nor is the Company assuming nor relieving,
any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16
of the Exchange Act. The undersigned acknowledges that neither the
Company nor the foregoing attorneys-in-fact assume (i) any liability
for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirement
of the Exchange Act, (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any
failure to comply with such requirements, or (iii) any obligation or
liability of the undersigned for profit disgorgement under
Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 14th day of July, 2009.

/s/  Morris W. Kegley
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Morris W. Kegley
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