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Groups welcome international investigation into the condition of Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada’s largest national park facing the biggest dangers

Indigenous organizations and civil society organizations across Canada welcome an investigation into the ecological state of Wood Buffalo National Park,…

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Edmonton could be home to Alberta’s newest provincial park

CPAWS Northern Alberta is excited about a potential new addition to Alberta’s park system. The newly proposed Big Island Provincial…

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CPAWS Northern Alberta’s Statement of Endorsement for “A Coal Policy for Alberta – 2022 and Beyond”

CPAWS Northern Alberta endorses “A Coal Policy for Alberta – 2022 and Beyond,” a community drafted policy that provides clear,…

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New analysis shows massive growth in oil sands tailings, now large enough to
cover up Vancouver 2.6 times

A joint report released today by Environmental Defence (EDC) and Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Northern Alberta (CPAWS) provides a…

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Changes to Parks and Public Land Legislation Will Erode Important Protections

On April 25, 2022, the Government of Alberta passed the first reading of Bill 21: Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment…

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More details surface on the future of Mine 14, one of four coal projects labelled as an ‘advanced project’ in March 2022

CPAWS Northern Alberta has recently learned that Valory Resources Inc. has acquired Mine 14, a proposed underground coal mine 3.2…

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Alberta’s new caribou range plans miss the mark on Indigenous-led conservation and fail to effectively protect habitat

The Government of Alberta has finalized two important land use plans for caribou in the northeast and northwest of the…

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CPAWS Northern Alberta celebrates early step towards a National Urban Park in the Edmonton region

CPAWS Northern Alberta is excited to have attended an announcement today by Parks Canada, the Minister of Environment and Climate…

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Government of Alberta’s new plan provides temporary relief from the risk of coal

On Friday March 4th, after nearly two years of collective public concern regarding the fate of the eastern slopes of…

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AWA & CPAWS joint statement concerning the additional sales of public lands to Mackenzie County

On October 25th 2021, the Minister of Alberta Environment and Parks reaffirmed the Government of Alberta’s intent to sell 15,000…

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Logging Plan Paused in Alberta’s À La Pêche Caribou Range

Conservation groups and trappers have learned that West Fraser Hinton has paused its controversial clearcut logging plan in critical habitat…

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Largest protection of boreal forest in the world grows even bigger through Indigenous leadership

The designation of an expansion of the Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Park in northern Alberta has been finalized by the Government of Alberta.…