Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society

Apr
15
2021

Parks, Caribou & Conservation

CPAWS Northern Alberta
Apr 15 2021 - 7:00pm

Join the Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Northern Alberta Chapter for a virtual conversation on conservation! Learn more about the organization, caribou conservation in the province, and the next steps for the Defend Alberta Parks campaign. This presentation will focus specifically on the Grande Prairie and surrounding communities - but all are welcome to tune in! Register today to obtain the Zoom link!

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Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Wilderness & Parks
Wildlife Protection
Apr
06
2021

Tent Mountain coal mine: Niitsitapi Water Protectors, landowners group, environmental orgs urge Canada to designate project for assessment

CPAWS Southern Alberta
Niitsítapi Water Protectors
Livingstone Landowners Group
Ecojustice

April 6, 2021 - A number of Alberta-based organizations, including a conservation organization, an Indigenous collective and a landowner organization, are calling for a federal review of the Tent Mountain Coal Mine Project in Southern Alberta.

On behalf of CPAWS Southern Alberta Chapter, Niitsitapi Water Protectors and the Livingstone Landowners Group, Ecojustice submitted a designation request to the Impact Assessment Agency on April 4. Read more about Tent Mountain coal mine: Niitsitapi Water Protectors, landowners group, environmental orgs urge Canada to designate project for assessment

Source: Niitsítapi Water Protectors
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Ecojustice
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Coal
Environmental Assessment
Fresh Water
Indigienous Peoples Issues
Land Management & Stewardship
Mining
Apr
01
2021

Job Opportunity: Finance and Administration Manager, CPAWS SAB

Position: 
Finance and Administration Manager
Organization: 
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Nothern Alberta
Application Deadline: 
5 Apr 2021
Location: 
Calgary, Alberta

From: GoodWork.ca

The Southern Alberta Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS SAB) is seeking an experienced Finance and Administration Manager to join our team in Calgary, Alberta. Reporting to the Executive Director and supporting the Program Directors, the Finance and Administration Manager is responsible for managing the financial, administrative and personnel aspects of the organization. Read more about Job Opportunity: Finance and Administration Manager, CPAWS SAB

Source: CPAWS Southern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Full-time
Paid
Apr
01
2021

Job Opportunity: Communications Coordinator, CPAWS NAB

Position: 
Communications Coordinator
Organization: 
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Northern Alberta
Application Deadline: 
6 Apr 2021
Location: 
Edmonton

CPAWS Northern Alberta is seeking an enthusiastic, environmentally focused person to act as the Chapter’s Communications Coordinator. Read more about Job Opportunity: Communications Coordinator, CPAWS NAB

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Full-time
Contract
Paid
Mar
30
2021

New government coal consultation misses the mark, failing to engage with Albertans on the issues they care most about

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 Northern Alberta
CPAWS Southern Alberta

Yesterday’s announcement from the Government of Alberta launching the consultation process for a new Coal Policy does not address CPAWS Southern and Northern Alberta Chapters’ concerns around coal development in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains. While CPAWS is happy to see that the process will be run by an independent committee, the survey released as part of the consultation is narrowly focused on regulation of coal developments.  Read more about New government coal consultation misses the mark, failing to engage with Albertans on the issues they care most about

Source: CPAWS Southern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Outdoor Recreation
Wilderness & Parks
Coal
Fresh Water
Land Management & Stewardship
Mining
Toxics
Mar
29
2021

Alberta unveils two new land use plans to achieve caribou recovery

CPAWS Northern Alberta

Edmonton – The Government of Alberta has released two draft plans for caribou recovery in the northeast and northwest of the province, encompassing two herds of Threatened woodland caribou. Alberta’s caribou have been waiting for almost a decade for these sub-regional range plans under the Species At Risk Act (SARA), while experiencing ongoing declines on some of the most busy landscapes in the country. Read more about Alberta unveils two new land use plans to achieve caribou recovery

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Wilderness & Parks
Wildlife Protection
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 about Poll Shows Albertans Want More Protections in the Eastern Slopes and Oppose New Coal Mines

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 about Jasper National Park Caribou: Statement by Recreational Users and Conservationists

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Outdoor Recreation
Wilderness & Parks
Wildlife Protection
Feb
24
2021

Blackfoot Perspectives on Open-pit Coal Mining

Niitsitapi Water Protectors
CPAWS Southern Alberta
Feb 24 2021 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

While Alberta recently reinstated it's Coal Policy, the threat of development of open-pit mines are still a threat to Blackfoot territory and Indigenous lands across the eastern slopes. Join us for a panel discussion to talk about the impacts coal will have on Indigenous peoples. 

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Coal
Indigienous Peoples Issues
First Nations Issues
Mining

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