CPAWS Northern Alberta Chapter

In The Media

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While Canada celebrates two new World Heritage Sites, what will become of Wood Buffalo National Park?  

While Canada hopes to add two more World Heritage Sites this week, during the annual meeting of the World Heritage…
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Key Pieces Missing from Environmental and Protected Areas and Forestry and Parks Ministry Letters 

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Southern and Northern Alberta Chapters are concerned about a blurry separation of ministerial…
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A BioBlitz in the Cardinal Divide

The Cardinal Divide Conservation Coalition hosted a BioBlitz in July 2023 in hope of highlighting the biodiversity of the region.…
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Site C, growing oil sands mines, and climate change among major threats degrading on world-renowned Peace-Athabasca Delta

A new report by the World Heritage Committee has determined that Wood Buffalo National Park is increasingly unsafe from growing…
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Flooding causes mine wastewater spill, adding to an alarming list of spills across Alberta this year 

The provincial regulator has reported repeated incidents of wastewater overflows at mine sites across Alberta this spring, with the most…
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CPAWS Northern Alberta’s 2023 Summer Reading List

We’re pleased to share our THIRD annual summer reading list with you. Our staff and board have carefully selected titles…
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2023 Alberta Election Platforms

Leading up to the 2023 Alberta Provincial Election on May 29th, we have gone through party platforms and pulled out…
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What is Mine 14 and why does it matter?

In Spring of 2022, the Government of Alberta, in response to the outcry about new coal mining in Alberta’s eastern…
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Meet Peat: A climate, biodiversity, and culture hero.

Peatlands cover large swaths of the Taiga Plains ecozone, Canada’s second-highest density peatland region after the Hudson Bay Lowlands. As…
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A summary of the House of Commons hearings on the Kearl Spill

The Kearl tailings spill raised such public attention and outcry that it caught the attention of Canada’s Members of Parliament.…
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Questions for Candidates in The 2023 Alberta Election

A great way to get involved in this year’s election is to engage with your candidates! Though it may seem…
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Everything You Need to Know About the Kearl Spill

Imperial Oil has captured the attention of the public when it surfaced that they had a leaking tailings problem at…
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