From: Alberta Environment and Parks
The Government of Alberta is holding public information sessions to ensure more Albertans can provide feedback on the proposal for Bighorn Country.
In the spirit of Kananaskis Country, the Government of Alberta is proposing a mix of parks and public lands in the Bighorn region that would preserve natural landscapes while supporting a wide range of world-class tourism and recreation opportunities.
Albertans are invited to review the proposal and provide feedback by Thursday, Jan. 31. The government has already received more than 2,000 online submissions and held several stakeholder meetings. A telephone town hall will be held in the coming weeks.
November 5, 2018 – The Joint Review Panel for the Grassy Mountain Coal Project announces today the start of a comment period on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and the Addenda submitted by Benga Mining Limited related to the environmental assessment of the project.
From: Environmental Monitoring and Science Division
Attached for your review and comment by January 15, 2019 is the DRAFT report called “A five-year provincial air quality and deposition monitoring, evaluation and reporting plan (2019-2023)” prepared by Environmental Monitoring and Science Division (EMSD) of Alberta Environment and Parks. This plan is intended to guide the work of EMSD for air quality and deposition monitoring, evaluation and reporting for the next five years. Stakeholder input and awareness of this plan is fundamental to its successful implementation.
From the Species at Risk Public Registry:
A proposal to protect the critical habitat of the Boreal Caribou on federal lands, pursuant to the Species at Risk Act (SARA), was published in the December 8, 2018 edition of the Canada Gazette, Part I.
Castle Mountain Resort is currently a winter ski and snowboard resort in the MD of Pincher Creek #9 on the NE 24-04-04 W5M, which is public land held under a license of occupation (DLO). Castle Mountain Resort Inc. is proposing to add summer activities, increase the winter activities and develop additional base area facilities to accommodate a larger number of visitors.
From the City of Edmonton website:
Waste Services is seeking input from residents, multi-unit (apartment and condo) stakeholders and non-residential stakeholders (commercial business, industries and institutions).
From the Talk AEP website:
Alberta’s rivers and lakes support important environmental, recreational, cultural, aesthetic and economic values. The Water for Life strategy strives to provide:
Alberta Environment and Parks is seeking input from the public and stakeholders on the proposed reclassification and expansion of the Twin River Heritage Rangeland Natural Area (Twin River HRNA). Twin River HRNA is located in southern Alberta, approximately 10 km west of the Town of Milk River and currently protects over 19,000 hectares (47,000 acres) of grassland within the Milk River Ridge.
Is your organization involved in or supporting source water protection approaches? Are you an individual who relies on a private source of drinking water? If so, the Alberta Water Council wants to know more about your work in protecting drinking water sources in public and private systems. Complete their survey and enter your name in a prize draw!
