Sierra Club of Canada
Global Day of Climate Action: Climate Funeral
Concerned Citizens Converge on Legislature to deliver Radioactive Waste and and Anti-Nuclear Petition
Sierra Club of Canada — Prairie Chapter
November 19th 2007
(Edmonton) Concerned citizens from Peace River, Whitecourt and other communities in Northern Alberta converged on Edmonton this morning to deliver leaky radioactive waste barrels to the Alberta Legislature to protest the proposed nuclear reactors slated for their communities, raise awareness about the dirty and dangerous impacts of nuclear energy, and demand Premier Stelmach keep Alberta Nuclear Free. Members of the Peace River Environmental Society and the Grimshaw community loaded up a wagon with fake radioactive waste barrels on November 18th, and took the toxic cargo on the road, stopping along the way in Valleyview, Fox Creek and Whitecourt, as well as High Prairie, Slave Lake and Athabasca, to bring attention to their struggle to stop nuclear reactors from being built in their community before converging for a rally in Edmonton.
Keep Alberta Nuclear Free Rally
Conservation Groups Call for Release of Habitat Report, Parks and Funding to Save Grizzlies
Alberta Wilderness Association • Defenders of Wildlife Canada • CPAWS — Northern Alberta • Federation of Alberta Naturalists • Natural Resources Defense Council • Jasper Environmental Association • West Athabasca Bioregional Society • Sierra Club of Canada
Media Release For Immediate Release: Oct. 24, 2007
Calgary — Local and national conservation organizations are calling on Alberta's Sustainable Development Minister, Ted Morton, to release the scientists' report outlining core grizzly habitat areas to his Grizzly Bear Recovery Team and the public. To make up for the five years of lost time during the protracted recovery planning process, they are asking Morton and the Minister of Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture, Hector Goudreau, to quickly move on establishing three wildland parks, which encompass core grizzly habitat long known to be important to the bears' future and which have already gone through various assessment and review processes. Read More
Sierra Club Chinook Group Monthly Meeting: Documentary Screening - "A Hard Rain"
Action Alert: Our Fair Share, Take Action on Royalties
From: Lindsay Telfer, Sierra Club of Canada
As time is of the essence, please send a message today to Stelmach and Oberg saying that at a bare minimum they must implement the full Royalty Panel's report.
http://www.tarsandswatch.org/open-letter-lyle-oberg-re-royalty-review Read More
Democratizing our Prairie Waters
New coalition asks public, in a series of 10 regional forums, what they expect from governments to protect prairie waters
September 27, 2007
Lethbridge – This week a new coalition of environmental groups is seeking to hear citizens' expectations for water management by hosting 10 public forums across the Prairie Provinces.
Made up of the Sierra Club of Canada — Prairie Chapter, Manitoba EcoNetwork, Saskatchewan Environmental Society, and Bow Riverkeeper, the Prairie Water Coalition came together under recognition that an expansive river network that provides water to communities, farms, industries and ecosystems connects the Prairie Provinces. The groups point to the need for more cross-border collaboration and cooperation to protect the regions vital waters. Read More
Stelmach Asked For Public Inquiry Into EUB Spying
(Edmonton/Calgary/Ottawa) The Sierra Club of Canada today called for a public inquiry into the extent of covert operations against citizens by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB), and issued a list of unanswered questions that an inquiry should address. On this opening day of EUB hearings in Pincher Creek on Royal Dutch Shell's Mount Backus well application, Sierra Club believes that confidence in the EUB and the Energy Department won’t be restored until a full public inquiry is completed. Read More
Join a Collective Call to Action! Prairie Citizens Water Directive
A 10 City Tour to Discuss the Sustainable Management of Water in the Prairie Provinces
From the Rocky Mountains to Lake Winnipeg, an expansive river network connects the Prairie Provinces. Increasingly, there are competing demands being placed on limited water resources across the region.
This fall, citizens from across the region will join together in a collective call for action! What are your expectations? What are your priorities? Come out and share as we embark in a regional dialogue that will connect the people of a region with a united message. Read More