November 2023 Newsletter
CPAWS Northern Alberta’s monthly newsletter for the month of November. Topics include tailings ponds, forestry myths, and wood buffalo national…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…