Wilderness & Parks

Aug
24
2020

Losing protection where we need it most

Alberta Wilderness Association

The Government of Alberta’s plan to remove 164 sites from the provincial parks system will take a significant cut out of Alberta’s most endangered and least protected Natural Regions: the Parkland, Grasslands and Foothills. Between these three regions, 85 sites will lose their protected status, resulting in the loss of nearly 9,000 hectares of protection – equivalent to around eight times the size of Ghost Lake or one-half the size of Elk Island National Park. Read More

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Outdoor Recreation
Wilderness & Parks
Jul
24
2020

“Optimizing” Parks… What Happened to the List?

Alberta Wilderness Association

On February 29, 2020 the Government of Alberta published a list of 164 parks and provincial recreation areas it intends to remove from Alberta’s parks system. That list has vanished from the government’s website. Read More

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Outdoor Recreation
Wilderness & Parks
Jul
23
2020

Internal government documents reveal concerning new details about the plan for Alberta’s parks: land sales, no comprehensive analysis of costs, and exclusion of the public from the decision

CPAWS Northern Alberta
CPAWS Southern Alberta

EDMONTON, AB – Documents recently obtained by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Alberta Chapters through a Freedom of Information and Privacy (FOIP) request have offered a closer look at the decision making process behind the recent cuts to Alberta’s parks system. The documents, which include internal communications, briefings to the Minister and a briefing to cabinet, outline the development of the government’s ‘Optimizing Alberta Parks’ plan announced in spring 2020.  Read More

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Jun
24
2020

Letter to Premier Kenny: Reinstate Alberta’s Coal Policy

Alberta Wilderness Association

The Alberta Wilderness Association has posted their letter to Premier Kenney requesting that the provincial government reinstate Alberta's Coal Policy. The text of the letter is copied below.

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Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Coal
Environmental Law & Policy
Mining
Alberta Wilderness Association
Briefs & submissions
Jun
23
2020

Albertans always care about their parks, not just during a pandemic

CPAWS Northern Alberta

Edmonton – 17 of the 20 parks that were slated for closure at the beginning of this summer, will temporarily be operated this camping season, according to the Alberta Parks COVID 19 response page which was quietly updated last week. This is an important step in the right direction that demonstrates that the voices of Albertans, saying how much they value Alberta Parks, are making a difference.  Read More

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Outdoor Recreation
Wilderness & Parks
Jun
09
2020

Groups across Alberta and the Northwest Territories warn the federal government of impacts of monitoring suspensions on Wood Buffalo National Park

Fort Chipewyan Métis Association
Northwest Territory Métis Nation
Smith’s Landing First Nation
Hamlet of Fort Resolution
Keepers of the Athabasca Watershed Society
Alberta Wilderness Association
CPAWS Northern Alberta
CPAWS Northwest Territories
Ecology North
Alternatives North
Council of Canadians – Edmonton and Northwest Territories Chapters

Edmonton – The following letter was submitted on behalf of a joint group including: Fort Chipewyan Métis Association, Northwest Territory Métis Nation, Smith’s Landing First Nation, the Hamlet of Fort Resolution, Keepers of the Athabasca Watershed Society Organization, Alberta Wilderness Association, CPAWS Northern Alberta, CPAWS Northwest Territories, Ecology North, Alternatives North, and Council of Canadians – Edmonton and Northwest Territories Chapters. The letter to the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change outlines the substantial risks to downstream communities and ecosystems due to the Alberta Energy Regulator’s decision to suspend environmental monitoring for oil & gas projects. The health of Wood Buffalo National Park and the success of its federal Action Plan is undermined by these suspensions. Wood Buffalo National Park is Canada’s largest national park, and continued ecological degradation would be grounds to list as a World Heritage Site “in Danger”. 

Download the full letter on the CPAWS website Read More

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Council of Canadians
Keepers of the Athabasca
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks

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