CPAWS Northern Alberta Chapter

In The Media

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Peace Hills Insurance Announces New Partner for Charity Partnership Program with the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society 

Peace Hills General Insurance Company, a home, auto, and commercial insurer headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, is proud to announce a…
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Government of Alberta adds 1,400 hectares of new protected areas, delists 12 other sites 

CPAWS Northern and Southern Alberta Chapters welcome the Government of Alberta’s announcement of two new and three expanded provincial parks…
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November 2023 Newsletter

CPAWS Northern Alberta’s monthly newsletter for the month of November. Topics include tailings ponds, forestry myths, and wood buffalo national…
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Statement on private Bill 204

This week we were surprised to learn that a private member’s bill (Bill 204) has been put forward in the…
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Looking to support the Environment, Wildlife, and Conservation this Giving Tuesday?

Giving Tuesday is a day dedicated to generosity. In a beautiful celebration of support, hundreds of thousands of people around…
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Debunking Forestry Myths: A Closer Look at Wildfire Risk and its Impact on Communities, Biodiversity and Wildlife.

We address some of the most common myths created and perpetuated by the forestry industry, which are used to justify…
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Expanding oil sands mine threatens ancient peatland and millions of birds

Everything you need to know about the Fort Hills oil sands mine and the plan to excavate the mine’s third…
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Suncor oil sands mine expansion will add 60 square kilometers of new tailings in its lifetime, the same size as Manhattan 

New analysis reveals that Suncor’s Fort Hills oil sands mine expansion in northern Alberta will add 60 square kilometers of…
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Review finds regulator had no wrongdoing for oil sands tailings leak; but new documents show it was aware of the leak for years 

A review of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER), the arm’s length regulatory body responsible for oversight of Alberta’s oil sands,…
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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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