Wilderness & Parks

Mar
26
2021

Poll Shows Albertans Want More Protections in the Eastern Slopes and Oppose New Coal Mines

76% of Albertans are in favour of more protections for nature and recreation in the Eastern Slopes. 64% of those aware of the issue opposed ongoing exploration activity in the Eastern Slopes.

CPAWS Southern Alberta
Livingstone Landowners Group

Calgary, AB – As the Government of Alberta prepares to launch consultations on the development of a new coal policy, a new poll found that the majority of Albertans want more protection for the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Of those who were aware of the coal issue, more than half do not trust that the government’s public consultation will provide a fair representation of what the public wants regarding coal development. Read More

Source: CPAWS Southern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Outdoor Recreation
Wilderness & Parks
Wildlife Protection
Coal
Fresh Water
Mining
Feb
18
2021

Jasper National Park Caribou: Statement by Recreational Users and Conservationists

The Alpine Club of Canada
Alberta Wilderness Association
CPAWS Northern Alberta
David Suzuki Foundation

The Alpine Club of Canada (ACC), Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA), Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Northern Alberta Chapter, and David Suzuki Foundation are issuing the following statement:

We are very concerned that today, February 16, Parks Canada is lifting its winter-time backcountry access restrictions in Jasper National Park’s Tonquin caribou range.

There are so few caribou left in the herds in Jasper, that every single individual counts. The precautionary principle is required in this situation. Read More

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Outdoor Recreation
Wilderness & Parks
Wildlife Protection
Feb
11
2021

Park expansion in northeast Alberta adds almost 150,000 hectares of habitat protection for woodland caribou and wood bison

CPAWS Northern Alberta

EDMONTON, AB – A significant expansion to the Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Park, first established in 2019, was announced by the Government of Alberta. The proposed expansion has been tirelessly pursued by the Mikisew Cree First Nation, who have strong cultural ties to the area and the animals that depend on it. “Kitaskino Nuwenëné” is Cree and Dene for “our land” and reflects the intention of this protected area to safeguard Indigenous Peoples’ way of life. Read More

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Wildlife Protection
Indigienous Peoples Issues
Feb
09
2021

CPAWS Celebrates Reinstatement of Alberta Coal Policy, but More Protections Urgently Needed for Eastern Slopes of the Rockies

CPAWS Southern Alberta
CPAWS Northern Alberta

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Source: CPAWS Southern Alberta
Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Wilderness & Parks
Coal
Fresh Water
Land Management & Stewardship
Mining
Feb
08
2021

The Promise and the Ambiguity in Reinstating the 1976 Coal Policy

Alberta Wilderness Association

Few governments and politicians are willing to admit their mistakes. So it was good today to hear Energy Minister Savage say it’s important for a responsible government to “admit when you’ve made a mistake and to fix it. And that’s what we are doing here today.” AWA thanks Minister Savage for taking the podium to admit her government’s mistake in rescinding the 1976 Coal Policy and to declare that “Alberta’s government will reinstate the full 1976 Coal Policy.” Read More

Source: AWA
Alberta Wilderness Association
Wilderness & Parks
Coal
Fresh Water
Mining
Feb
08
2021

Stop Work, Consult: Alberta Needs Public Hearings on the Future of Alberta’s Eastern Slopes

Alberta Wilderness Association

Last week, Premier Kenney’s Director of Strategic Planning was reported to have written that some of the strip-mining restrictions in the 1976 Coal Policy “will be restored.” Alberta Wilderness Association wants to be encouraged by this news. AWA hopes the firestorm of opposition the Kenney government has faced over rescinding that policy has convinced the government to restore restrictions. To that end, the Energy Minister should: Read More

Source: AWA
Alberta Wilderness Association
Wilderness & Parks
Coal
Fresh Water
Mining

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