You’ve probably heard by now that some of Canada’s biggest environmental organizations are getting together to respond to the recent federal budget implementation bill that makes massive changes to environmental legislation. Our campaign is called BlackOutSpeakOut. On June 4th, organizations...
Ottawa -- CPAWS is concerned that deep staffing reductions at Parks Canada as a result of federal budget cuts starting this year could significantly impair the agency’s ability to carry out its mission.
Parks Canada is responsible for protecting our national parks and national marine...
The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is gravely concerned that yesterday’s Budget Implementation bill introduced by the federal government in the House of Commons is set to seriously weaken Canada’s environmental laws in order to fast track industrial development.
Strong...
CPAWS Northern Alberta thinks that conservation issues are important to all Albertans and has therefore provided a comparison table of the policies of each party for voters to inform themselves. All words in the chart were taken verbatim from party websites.
CPAWS does not endorse one party...
As election day on April 23 approaches, there are opportunities across Alberta to interact with the candidates who are seeking your support. Determining who to vote for may not be as simple as you once thought. To help you select the candidate that will best represent your interests, we’ve...
April 17th,2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ottawa--As Canada’s only national organization solely dedicated to protecting our country’s public land and water, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) will be carefully assessing today’s announcement today by Natural Resources Minister Joe...
CPAWS - Northern Alberta held their 2011 Annual General Meeting on February 28. The meeting was held in the the downtown Edmonton Public Library and was attended by a variety of donors and supporters of CPAWS. Presentations were made about recent conservation successes in Alberta, Nation-wide...
Come and learn more about what CPAWS Northern Alberta has been up to over the past year. The meeting will be followed by an open house to give members a chance to meet the chapter’s new Executive Director and current Board of Directors as well as discuss issues and share ideas.
Date: Tuesday,...
February 9, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ottawa -- The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) is disappointed that Parks Canada has approved a proposal by Brewster Canada Ltd. for the controversial Glacier Discovery Walk in Jasper National Park.
The development will result in a...
Even though logging operations have begun in the Castle, it’s not too late to stop the cutting. The Alberta Government can still halt the operation and save the Castle from further destruction.
And the Castle isn’t the only place in Southern Alberta that is being impacted by inappropriate...
