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Open Letter to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative on Logging in Southern Mountain Caribou Habitat

Read the Full Report Read the Executive Summary See the Letter  For more information, contact:  Tara Russell, Program Director, CPAWS Northern [email protected]…
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Environmental Groups publish new report on impacts of proposed logging on at-risk caribou

A new report from CPAWS Northern Alberta, the Alberta Wilderness Association and the Alberta Chapter of the Wildlife Society highlights…
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CPAWS Northern Alberta Gets Full Participation in Summit Coal Inc.’s Mine 14 Hearing

CPAWS Northern Alberta along with the Alberta Wilderness Association, Driftpile Cree Nation, Louis Bull Tribe, Sucker Creek First Nation, and…
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Proposed Alberta government plan would wipe out two southern mountain caribou populations

The Government of Alberta released the draft Upper Smoky Sub-Regional plan which, if approved, would enable the U.S.A.-based timber company…
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CPAWS Northern and Southern Alberta Statement on 2025 Alberta Budget

CPAWS comments on the 2025 Government of Alberta Budget and its impact on conservation in the province.…
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CST Canada Coal Limited (CST Coal) receives a ‘slap on the wrist’ from the Alberta Energy Regulator for releasing mine wastewater into the Smoky River

CPAWS Northern Alberta is disappointed to learn that CST Coal will be fined a nominal fee of $9,000 by the…
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The charges against Imperial Oil are necessary but do not substitute for reform of the provincial energy regulator

Joint Statement by Indigenous and environmental groups on the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) laying nine charges against Imperial Oil for…
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Moratorium On Coal in Alberta Removed, Quietly Announced in the Middle of Grassy Mountain Mine Hearings  

CPAWS Northern and Southern Alberta are deeply disappointed to learn that the moratorium on coal exploration and development has been…
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Government of Alberta puts private corporate interest ahead of Alberta public on coal, makes changes to Coal Policy ahead of the holidays   

CPAWS Southern and Northern Alberta chapters are concerned by the Government of Alberta’s recent announcement launching the Alberta Coal Industry…
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All-Season Resort Act Gives Unprecedented Power to the Ministry of Tourism and Sport, Threatens Alberta Parks

CPAWS Northern and Southern Alberta have grave concerns regarding Bill 35 – the All-Season Resorts Act – which goes to…
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As the world gathers at COP 16, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society calls on all levels of government to commit to bold action to save nature 

As countries from around  the world gather at COP16 Colombia inauguración | COP16 Colombia to discuss the implementation and financing of the…
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Government of Alberta must commit to expanding parks, protecting wildlife and biodiversity, says coalition of conservation and environmental experts 

The Government of Alberta should expand provincial parks and implement recovery plans for endangered species as part of its “made-in-Alberta”…
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