News & Announcements

Dec
22
2020

CPAWS celebrates Canada’s nearly $60 million commitment to Wood Buffalo National Park

CPAWS Northern Alberta`

EDMONTON, AB – Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, has announced a $59.9 million funding commitment for the implementation of Wood Buffalo National Park’s Action Plan over the next three years. This funding is in addition to a previous federal investment of $27.5 million from 2018 for the park’s Action Plan, which was developed to address serious concerns with the ecological degradation of this World Heritage Site. CPAWS Northern Alberta welcomes this exciting announcement of continued investment in the future of Canada’s largest national park. Read More

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Dec
10
2020

Grassroots Conservation Group Taking the City to Court

Edmonton River Valley Conservation Coalition

Edmonton, Alberta, December 10, 2020 – Local grassroots non-profit Edmonton River Valley Conservation Coalition has filed a request for judicial review regarding the City of Edmonton’s rezoning of 99 acres of river valley parkland for an Epcor industrial solar plant. Read More

Edmonton River Valley Conservation Coalition
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Renewables & Alternatives
Dec
07
2020

New CPAWS Report Defines A Way Forward for Managing Visitation in Canada’s Most Popular National Parks

Visitor use management strategies needed to reduce ecological impacts, enhance visitor experiences, meaningfully engage Indigenous groups and stakeholders

CPAWS

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Source: CPAWS Southern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Outdoor Recreation
Wilderness & Parks
Dec
04
2020

Continuing the Sacrifice of the Eastern Slopes to Old King Coal

Alberta Wilderness Association

Yesterday, the Alberta government took another step towards turning Alberta’s Eastern Slopes into little more than a string of coal mines. Nearly 2,000 hectares of coal leases were offered for sale in the Rockies of southern Alberta. This offering, together with existing coal leases and applications for coal leases, confirms the government’s ambition to sacrifice the southern Alberta mountain landscape for coal. Read More

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Coal
Water & Watershed Management
Mining
Dec
02
2020

Conservation of Wood Buffalo National Park of ‘significant concern’, local Indigenous communities and environmental organizations say more action is needed

CPAWS Northern Alberta
Mikisew Cree First Nation
Alberta Wilderness Association

EDMONTON, AB – The ongoing precarious state of Wood Buffalo National Park was internationally recognized today by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which stated in a report assessing all of its World Heritage Sites, that its conservation outlook is of “significant concern”. This assessment came only one day after the Government of Canada was due to submit a State of Conservation update report to the UN on the federal government’s implementation of the Wood Buffalo National Park Action Plan to recover the park. The Action Plan was announced nearly two years ago, but Indigenous communities and environmental organizations have consistently expressed concerns about the need for more resources and timely actions to reflect the scope and severity of threats.  Read More

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Keepers of the Athabasca
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Indigienous Peoples Issues
Dec
01
2020

Alberta’s Crown Land Vision released, but groups call for more clarity

CPAWS Northern Alberta
CPAWS Southern Alberta

Last week the Government of Alberta released “Alberta’s Crown Land Vision.” The Alberta Crown Land Vision appears to be a precursor to changes in two key areas of legislation: updating parks and public land legislation, and introducing new recreation legislation (Alberta Trails Act) focused on the creation of a recreation user-based fee framework. Read More

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Outdoor Recreation
Wilderness & Parks
Oct
29
2020

First Nations, Environmental Groups Call on Alberta and Canada to Implement Immediate Actions to Protect Boreal Caribou

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
Mikisew Cree First Nation
Alberta Wilderness Association
The David Suzuki Foundation
Ecojustice

The Alberta Wilderness Association, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN), Mikisew Cree First Nation (MCFN), David Suzuki Foundation and Ecojustice say a recent agreement between Canada and Alberta regarding boreal caribou may leave the iconic species in peril unless Alberta takes immediate protective actions. Read More

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Ecojustice
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Environmental Law & Policy
Oct
28
2020

Alberta Forests Deserve More than the Forests Amendment Act

Alberta Wilderness Association

Last week, without any public consultation, the Alberta government proposed changes to the Forests Act. The amendments include a preamble that mentions forest ecological values and climate change, followed by revisions to facilitate forest commercial interests. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) believes the proposed Forests Act changes miss the opportunity for needed reforms to support forest ecosystems and transparent, inclusive forest management. Read More

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Forests
Oct
26
2020

Locals and Conservationists raise concerns ahead of Grassy Mountain hearing

CPAWS Southern Alberta

Ranchlands, Alberta – On October 27th, the joint Federal-Provincial review hearing will commence for the Grassy Mountain Coal project. Several groups are concerned how the mine will impact the environment and way of life. Benga Mining Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Riversdale Resources Ltd., is proposing to construct and operate an open-pit metallurgical coal mine near the Crowsnest Pass, approximately seven kilometres north of the community of the town of Blairmore. Read More

Source: CPAWS Southern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Climate Change
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Coal
Mining

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