October 26, 2020 Ranchlands, Alberta – On October 27th, the joint Federal-Provincial review hearing will commence for the Grassy Mountain Coal project. Several groups are concerned … Read More
Government investment in Alberta Parks infrastructure is encouraging, but 175 parks still set to be removed
September 15, 2020 Calgary – CPAWS Northern and Southern Alberta Chapters are pleased to see the government’s investment in parks infrastructure. However, we are dismayed to hear … Read More
Alberta’s habitat restoration projects a step in the right direction, but need to consider larger conservation goals
Sept 10, 2020 Calgary – CPAWS Southern and Northern Alberta chapters are encouraged to see the government’s investment of $9.7-million in restoration projects to benefit habitat for Alberta’s … Read More
More Coal, Fewer Parks: The Future of Canada’s Rocky Mountains?
Sept 9, 2020 “WHEN YOU THINK OF ALBERTA’S ROCKY MOUNTAINS YOU PROBABLY THINK OF SCENIC MOUNTAINTOPS, ROLLING FOOTHILLS AND CLEAR BLUE STREAMS. YOU PROBABLY DON’T … Read More
Canada agrees federal impact assessment necessary for coal mine expansion near Hinton, Alberta
July 31, 2020 Calgary, AB – CPAWS applauds the decision by the federal Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, to approve the request … Read More
Environmental charity receives RBC foundation funding to give students educational opportunities during COVID-19.
July 29, 2020 Calgary, AB – Teachers are feeling the stress of lesson planning for a full-time COVID-19 school year. CPAWS Southern Alberta (SAB), funded by RBC … Read More
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
July 23, 2020 Calgary, AB – Documents recently obtained by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Alberta Chapters through a Freedom of Information and Privacy … Read More
Albertans always care about their parks, not just during a pandemic
June 23, 2020 Calgary – 17 of the 20 parks that were slated for closure at the beginning of this summer, will temporarily be operated … Read More
Rescinding the Alberta Coal Policy opens headwaters in the eastern slopes of the Rockies to open-pit coal mining
May 29, 2020 Calgary – The Government of Alberta has rescinded A Coal Development Policy for Alberta (1976; the Coal Policy). CPAWS Southern Alberta is … Read More
Media Statement: Critical Trout Habitat Damaged Without Consequence
Media StatementMay 6, 2020 Two years ago, at the end of April 2018, when the snow melted in the Rocky Mountains, a forestry road crossing … Read More