CPAWS Statement on Alberta Budget 2021
CPAWS Southern and Northern Alberta Chapters have a mixed reaction to the Government of Alberta’s new provincial budget.…
Jasper National Park Caribou: Statement by Recreational Users and Conservationists
We are very concerned that today, February 16, Parks Canada is lifting its winter-time backcountry access restrictions in Jasper National…
Park expansion in northeast Alberta protects critical habitat for woodland caribou and wood bison
EDMONTON, AB – A significant expansion to the Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Park, first established in 2019, was announced by the…
CPAWS Celebrates Reinstatement of Alberta Coal Policy, but More Protections Urgently Needed for Eastern Slopes of the Rockies
Today’s announcement from the Minister of Energy on the reinstatement of the 1976 Coal Policy is a significant step forward.…
Recreational Users and Conservationists Come Together to Protect Tonquin Caribou in Jasper National Park
EDMONTON, AB – Caribou in Jasper National Park are on the brink of extinction. Backcountry and conservation groups are calling…
Too little, too late: “Pause” on new coal leases fails to address ongoing threat of coal development in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains
CPAWS Southern and Northern Alberta chapters are concerned that the Minister of Energy has not heard the real concerns of…
“The good news Albertans needed”: Provincial government announces 175 Alberta parks sites will no longer be delisted or closed
CPAWS Northern and Southern Alberta Chapters are happy to see the Government of Alberta’s announcement that all parks included in…
CPAWS celebrates Canada’s nearly $60 million commitment to Wood Buffalo National Park
EDMONTON, AB – Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, has announced a $59.9 million funding commitment for the…
Conservation of Wood Buffalo National Park of ‘significant concern’, Indigenous communities call for more decisive action
EDMONTON, AB – A report by the IUCN assessed the conservation outlook for Wood Buffalo National Park of “significant concern”.…
Alberta’s Crown Land Vision released, but groups call for more clarity
The Alberta Crown Land Vision appears to be a precursor to changes in two key areas of legislation: updating parks…
Conservation Agreement signed between Alberta and Canada for declining woodland caribou across the province
EDMONTON, AB – The federal and provincial governments signed a Conservation Agreement for the recovery of woodland caribou in Alberta…
Government investment in Alberta Parks infrastructure is encouraging, but 175 parks still set to be removed
ALBERTA – CPAWS Northern and Southern Alberta Chapters are pleased to see the government’s investment in parks infrastructure. However, we…