Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadians Subsidize Environmental Costs of Encana's Activities at Suffield
Alberta Wilderness Association
News Release: March 30, 2007
EnCana is destroying an environmentally significant area at fire sale prices and with lack of environmental oversight, charges a coalition of environmental groups. The groups are concerned that EnCana's proposal to drill more wells in the Suffield National Wildlife Area may leave Canadian taxpayers with the bill for the huge ecological cost to this priceless area. They are asking the federal government to prohibit all new industrial activities in the Suffield National Wildlife Area. Read More
Racers Celebrate Earth Day
Alberta Wilderness Association
News Release: March 29, 2007
Alberta racers will start the season off this April with one wild run in celebration of their province's beautiful and diverse natural heritage at the 5th Annual Run for Wilderness.
Held at the Calgary Tower on April 21, 2007, as part of the Alberta Wilderness Association's 16th Annual Climb and Run for Wilderness, this is Calgary's premier Earth Day event for competitive and recreational runners alike. Read More
16th Annual Climb & Run for Wilderness
Wilderness Lovers to Paint Calgary Tower
Wilderness Lovers to Paint Calgary Tower
Alberta Wilderness Association
News Release: March 15, 2007
Fans of Alberta's wild places are getting ready to paint their passion on the walls of the Calgary Tower this March.
The Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) is hosting their 5th Annual Mural Competition, kickstarting promotion for this year's Climb & Run for Wilderness, the 16th annual Earth Day event that brought out over 1,000 people last year in support of Alberta's wild lands. Read More
Canadian Military Facing Invasion At Suffield
Alberta Wilderness Association
News Release: March 14, 2007
Internal government documents reveal alien weeds at Canadian Forces Base Suffield threaten to overrun a federally protected wildlife area, and oil and gas activity is to blame for the spread of these invasive species, announced a coalition of environmental groups today. Read More
Government Sacrifices Protected Grasslands to Coalbed Methane Without Public Consultation
Alberta Wilderness Association • Alberta Native Plant Council
News Release: March 8, 2007
The Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) has given Pioneer Natural Resources approval to drill a coalbed methane well in one of Alberta's last remaining rough fescue grasslands and aspen parkland, the Rumsey Natural Area. Even though both are well-established stakeholders in Rumsey, neither Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) nor the Alberta Native Plant Council (ANPC) were contacted by government or the company. The groups are weighing what legal options they have to prevent the well from being drilled, including appealing the issuance of the well licence in the courts. Read More
Encana Ignores CFB Suffield Rules and Damages Sensitive Wetlands at Suffield
Alberta Wilderness Association
News Release: March 7, 2007
Encana failed to follow the rules of Canadian Forces Base Suffield for protection of wetlands while drilling, a coalition of environmental groups has learned. The company drilled a well in a known wetland near the federally protected Suffield National Wildlife Area, and refused to remove it until given an ultimatum by the Base. The groups are asking the federal government to prohibit all new industrial activities in the Suffield National Wildlife Area. Read More
Wild Lands Advocate February 2007
The February 2007 issue of Wild Lands Advocate is now available at http://www.albertawilderness.ca Read More