Sierra Club of Canada
The Christmas Week of Action for Wildlife
Presented by The Alberta Foothills Network, together with 1000s of Albertans…
December 1st – 8th
We need you to Join the Fun and lend your voice for wildlife in Alberta!
How can you participate?
- Join legendary American and Albertan environmentalists at the launch action in Calgary on December 1st at 11am
- Join Santa and his reindeer at the final action in Edmonton on Dec. 7th at Noon
- Lend your voice in a creative way anytime during the week of action — take 5 minutes or an hour to speak up for threatened species such as caribou and grizzly bear.
For more details and a toolkit explaining simple ways that you can participate and make a big difference, please download the Alberta Foothills Action Guide at www.albertafoothillsnetwork.org. Read More
Action Alert: Get Ready! Andy Russell-I'tai sah kòp Park nears finish line
Be ready for your cue to send letters to Alberta's new Premier. Saturday, Nov. 25th (Dec. 2nd, if a second ballet is needed) is the Progressive Conservative Party's vote on their new leader, and hence Alberta's new premier. The following Monday, we'll issue an action alert urging you to write a letter to the new premier encouraging him to work with his Ministers David Coutts and Denis Ducharme to finish the job of establishing the Andy Russell-I'tai sah kòp Park for the 1,040 sq. km. (400 sq. mi.) Castle wilderness, which is located on the north side of Waterton Lakes National Park on the headwaters of the Castle River. Read More
Public Information Forums: Value of Parks to Neighboring Communities
Free
Monday, October 16, Crowsnest Centre, Blairmore
Tuesday, October 17, Heritage Inn, Pincher Creek
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Public Information Forum: Value of Parks to Neighboring Communities - Pincher Creek
Public Information Forum: Value of Parks to Neighboring Communities - Crowsnest Pass
Oil Sands Consultations in Edmonton
Sierra Club of Canada — Prairie Chapter
The provincial government is currently conducting public consultations to determine how the people of Alberta want the oil sands to be developed. These consultations are to the multi-stakeholder panel/committee which consists of representatives from industry, government, indigenous peoples, Metis, and environmental non-governmental organizations. They will be held in 7 locations across Alberta (find out when they will be in your community). Read More
PM Harper wants a 'Made in Canada' plan. This is how to get it!
Climate Action Network/Réseau Action Climat Canada • Sierra Club of Canada - Prairie Chapter
September 12, 2006
(Edmonton) The Climate Action Network/Réseau Action Climat Canada (CAN-RAC) is beginning its tour to find out what Canadians want in a Kyoto plan to address the climate crisis. “Climate Action Tour 2006” will present a series of workshops across the country for Canadians of all regions to design a climate action plan. The tour is part of the network’s plan to get Canada back on the Kyoto track and re-emerge as the global good guy Canadians expect it to be. Read More
Big Bad Corporations on Campus: The Link between toilet paper on campus and Alberta’s Endangered Foothills Forests
UNESCO calls on Canada to minimize impacts of Cheviot Mine
Letters needed
UNESCO, in its Decisions Adopted at the 30th Session of the World Heritage Committee, has again called on Canada to ensure the adverse impacts of the operation of the massive Cheviot open-pit coal mine (located in Alberta adjacent Jasper National Park) are minimized and mitigated.
Please write Canada’s Environment Minister and Fisheries & Oceans Minister (sample letter and addresses at end) asking that no further approvals, including for the current Prospect Creek application, be given until the now years outstanding commitments to compensate for the loss of carnivore habitat (grizzly bears, lynx, etc.) and to implement mitigation measures dealing with the loss of migratory bird habitat and exceedences of water quality guidelines are in place and shown to be effective. Read More