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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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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2025 February Newsletter
CPAWS Northern Alberta’s monthly newsletter, focusing on coal and advocacy.…
2025 January Newsletter
CPAWS Northern Alberta’s monthly newsletter, focusing on coal, mines and tailings.…
CIMI and the terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad news for Alberta
While the Coal Industry Modernization Initiative (CIMI) purports to modernize the coal industry in Alberta to align with the values…
2024 December Newsletter
CPAWS Northern Alberta’s monthly newsletter, our last conservation musings of 2024.…
The Twelve Days of Giving
This holiday season, we’re giving a classic holiday carol a CPAWS twist! “The 12 Days of Christmas” is a song that…
2024 October Newsletter
CPAWS Northern Alberta’s monthly newsletter, focusing on Alberta’s Nature Strategy and COP16.…
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A Collaborative Vision for Alberta’s Nature Strategy
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CPAWS NAB Annual Report 2023-2024
Last Updated Mar 24, 2025
BioBlitz in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains
Last Updated Mar 24, 2025
CPAWS NAB Annual Report 2022-2023
Last Updated Mar 24, 2025
CPAWS’ and the David Suzuki Foundation’s Report – Population Critical: How are Caribou Faring?
Last Updated Mar 24, 2025
CPAWS Guide to Caribou Range Planning Volume 3 Northwest Alberta
Last Updated Mar 24, 2025
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