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Draft Cooperation Agreement between Alberta and Canada Fast Tracks Project Approvals at the Expense of Public Interest and Accountability 

Katarina GravesMarch 20, 2026News & Updates

‘One project, one review’ process for major projects will further degrade environmental safeguards and public participation.

Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park under threat from All-Season Resorts Act

Laura MorelMarch 18, 2026Land Use Planning, News & Updates, Parks and Protected Areas, Wildlife

Silvertip Gondola up Mount Lady Macdonald now being considered for designation under the All Season Resorts Act, removing provincial park land from the Bow Valley. 

2026 Alberta Budget: Our Thoughts

Laura MorelMarch 6, 2026Land Use Planning, News & Updates, Parks and Protected Areas, Wildlife

The Government of Alberta has released its 2026 Budget. Here’s our take.

Risks of Offsetting for Species-at-Risk Highlighted by Independent Auditor’s Report 

Laura MorelMarch 4, 2026News & Updates

An overreliance on offsetting threatens Alberta’s native trout.

More Logging Mayhem for Oldman River Bull Trout

Katarina GravesFebruary 24, 2026News & Updates

Pushing Alberta’s native trout to the brink

Fortress Mountain Resort: An Amusement Park in our Wilderness

Katarina GravesFebruary 5, 2026Blog, Conservation Campaigns, Land Use Planning, News & Updates, Parks and Protected Areas, Wildlife

Fortress Mountain Holdings Ltd. has officially released its proposal for a new All-Seasons Resort.

New Plan for Parks Released

Laura MorelFebruary 2, 2026News & Updates, Parks and Protected Areas

The Government of Alberta has released a new Plan for Parks and a new Crown Land Recreation and Conservation Strategy. Here’s our take.

New Storymap: Widespread Erosion and Sedimentation in Critical Habitat

Laura MorelJanuary 26, 2026News & Updates

In the summer of 2025, we conducted stream crossing assessments and Critical Habitat assessments at crossings in the Oldman, Livingstone, Elbow, and Ghost regions. This Storymap presents the results of that work.

Logging Permits Approved in Key Trout Spawning Area of Oldman River 

Katarina GravesJanuary 15, 2026News & Updates

We are urgently calling on the DFO to revoke a federal permit that authorizes Critical Habitat destruction in the Upper Oldman.

View from Little Lougheed Mountain

All-Seasons Resort Policy Released

Katarina GravesDecember 10, 2025News & Updates

First Resort Area Designations Remove Land from Beloved Protected Areas  Calgary | Mohkinstsis, Treaty 7December 10, 2025 On December 10, 2025, the Government of Albera … Read More

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CPAWS Southern Alberta acknowledges that they work in the traditional territories of the Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy), comprised of the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, and Amskapi Piikani First Nations; the Tsuut'ina First Nation; the Îyârhe Nakoda, including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations; the Ktunaxa Nation; and the Otipemisiwak Métis Nation of Alberta. Today, southern Alberta is home to Indigenous people from all over North America.

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