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South Saskatchewan Regional Plan Public Input Workshop

Alberta Wilderness Association
Dec 11 2012 - 7:00pm

Planning for our Future - Public information and workshop on the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan

The government has recently started public consultations on the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan (SSRP).  The SSRP is the long term plan that will shape what the Calgary region, southern Alberta, and many of your favorite wilderness spots will look like into the future.  If you care about healthy ecosystems, healthy communities, sustainable economic growth in Alberta, recreation opportunities, water quality, air quality, wildlife persistence, publ Read more »

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association

Location

AWA Office
455 12 Street NW
Calgary, AB
See map: Google Maps

Posted December 10, 2012 by AEN

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Prairie Grasslands and Species at Risk Protected

Government Sets High Bar for Suffield National Wildlife Area

Alberta Wilderness Association
30 Nov 2012

The seven-group Suffield Coalition today applauded the government’s decision to deny approval of Cenovus' (previously EnCana) proposal to drill 1,275 natural gas wells and construct associated infrastructure in the Suffield National Wildlife Area (NWA). Suffield NWA was established in 2003 to protect endangered native prairie and the many species of animals and plants at risk in the area, including at least 15 federally listed species threatened with extinction. Read more »

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association

Posted November 30, 2012 by AEN

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Planning for our Future: Public information and workshop on the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan

Alberta Wilderness Association
Dec 11 2012 - 7:00pm

The government has recently started public consultations on the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan . In a relaxed setting, AWA staff and guests will provide information about the plan, work through ways that you can give your feedback & answer your questions one-on-one. This workshop is hands-on and designed to help you quickly and confidently give your feedback during this busy time of year. See you there!

Free of charge. Everyone welcome.

Reservations: Read more »

Location

Hillhurst Cottage School
455 12 Street NW
Calgary, AB
See map: Google Maps

Posted November 27, 2012 by AEN

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Wild prairie grasslands or gas wells and pipelines?

Alberta Wilderness Association

For four years, we've been keeping you up-to-date on Suffield National Wildlife Area and this very question: What will it be, wild prairie grasslands or 1,275 new Cenovus gas wells and 220 kilometres of new pipelines? Well, we still don't know and we hope that with help from you, letters to federal Minister of the Environment Peter Kent will help remind him just how important this area is to native biodiversity and the protection of this significant region in Alberta. Read more »

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association

Posted November 27, 2012 by AEN

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Bill 8: Government Listens with Selective Hearing

Alberta Wilderness Association
5 Nov 2012

The recent announcement that the Government of Alberta will introduce Bill 8 (Electric Utilities Amendment Act, 2012) to effectively overturn amendments made through Bill 50 (Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009) is underwhelming to say the least.

Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) applauds the bill that would require all future transmission infrastructure projects go through a full needs-assessment process by the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC), but we are acutely disappointed that Bill 8 does not address the significant projects approved under Bill 50. Read more »

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association

Posted November 8, 2012 by AEN

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Coalition calls on panel to reject Shell Jackpine oilsands mine expansion

The Pembina Institute
Alberta Wilderness Association
Fort McMurray Environmental Association
Ecojustice
29 Oct 2012

CALGARY — With public hearings into a proposed oilsands mine expansion set to begin today, a coalition of environmental groups is calling on the joint federal-provincial review panel to reject the project.

Shell’s proposal to expand its Jackpine oilsands mine would increase production at the existing facility by 100,000 barrels per day. The company’s environmental assessment shows that expanding the Jackpine oilsands mine along with other planned developments will harm fish and wildlife, damage wetlands and old growth forests, exceed legally binding air quality limits and cause acid rain. It will leave a legacy of toxic waste buried in lakes, damage two significant rivers, and produce greenhouse gas pollution that will put Canada’s and Alberta’s climate targets further out of reach. Read more »

Source: Ecojustice

Posted October 29, 2012 by AEN

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Music for the Wild: Robbie & Will with guests Blue Rambler

Alberta Wilderness Association
Nov 24 2012 - 7:00pm

Robbie & Will (Robbie Bankes, Will Lynch and Brigitte Ouellet) return to the Music for the Wild for the third time. They have left our audiences dazzled and delighted with their wonderfully skilled playing and their great sprit on stage. They play a mix of Celtic and folk music with élan using guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, accordions and fiddle.

The opening act is Blue Rambler (Don Gowan, Murray Little & George Campbell). Blue Rambler plays blues and swing tempered with a bit of folk and old country songs. Read more »

For registration and more information…

Location

AWA Hillhurst Cottage School
455 12 Street NW
Calgary, AB
See map: Google Maps

Posted October 25, 2012 by AEN

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AWA Tuesday Talk: Our Journey – Courtesy of the Great Divide Trail

Alberta Wilderness Association
Nov 6 2012 (All day)

Join Dan Wallace and Wayne Marshall as they share their friendship and adventures (from 1995 to present) via the (Alberta) Great Divide Trail.  From backpacking to motorhome to a camp, from hiking to biking to a four-wheel drive, from fly-fishing to caving to someone moving the trail (actually they were lost), from Friends to brush clearing and bridge building on one of Alberta’s more unique and remote trails.

$5 Adults, $1 Children Read more »

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association

Location

Hillhurst Room
455 12 Street NW
Calgary, AB
See map: Google Maps

Posted October 25, 2012 by AEN

AWA Annual Lecture and Awards

Alberta Wilderness Association
Nov 16 2012 - 6:00pm

Me and Aldo: Leopold in the 21st Century

with Lorne Fitch, P.Biol.

The 2012 Martha Kostuch Annual Wilderness and Wildlife Lecture Read more »

Click here for more information on Wilderness Defenders Awards
For registration and more information…

Location

​Alberta Wilderness Association
455 12 Street NW
Calgary, AB
See map: Google Maps

Posted October 25, 2012 by AEN

Alberta’s Failing Grade for Species at Risk Management is Well Deserved

Alberta Wilderness Association
9 Oct 2012

A recent report released by Eco-Justice gave Alberta a well deserved failing grade for its species at risk management.  Unlike many other provinces, Alberta has no legislation specific to species at risk, a voluntary system to list species, no requirement to protect species’ habitat and no legal requirement to implement recovery action.   The Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) is not surprised by this failing grade. Read more »

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association

Posted October 18, 2012 by AEN

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