March 13, 2025
Corb Lund, Katie Morrison, and Bill Trafford Challenge Premier and Ministers to Debate Controversial Coal Policies
A trio of concerned Albertans have issued a challenge to the Government of Alberta…
March 6, 2025
Forestry fines not enough to repair damage done at Burnt Timber Creek
In May of 2024, Spray Lake Sawmills (now West Fraser Cochrane) received a $16,800 fine for a Forests Act contravention.…
September 25, 2024
Critical Habitat and Industry Lobbying: Part 3
In part 1 and part 2 of this series, we discussed how Critical Habitat definitions are flawed, how Species at…
October 31, 2023
Critical Habitat and SARA Permits: Part 2
While SARA prohibits the destruction of Critical Habitat, it does allow for limited exceptions through a permitting process.…
September 19, 2023
Critical Habitat and the Case of the Bull Trout: Part 1
What is ‘Critical Habitat’? There is a great deal of confusion surrounding what Critical Habitat is – as well as…
September 22, 2022
Navigating nature with a disability
When I was eight, I ventured barefoot into a grove of trees behind my parents’ house in southern Saskatchewan…
September 2, 2022
CPAWS Southern Alberta’s Education Program Celebrates 25th Anniversary
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society’s Southern Alberta chapter is celebrating 25 years of delivering award-winning outdoor learning and environmental…
August 23, 2022
Okay. Now. Here. Find your sit spot.
A sit spot is a space outdoors where you and your senses can intermingle. It’s a place outside that is…
March 2, 2022
We all belong in nature
Ever wonder why the world just feels better on a sunny day — or even a rainy day for that…