CPAWS Northern Alberta

Country singer Corb Lund gets OK to launch anti-coal petition drive in Alberta | CBC News Alberta singer Corb Lund has been given the go-ahead to start collecting signatures for a petition to ask the province to pass a law banning new coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountain...

ICYMI: Elections Alberta has approved a citizen-led petition by Corb Lund to ban new coal mining in Alberta's Eastern Slopes.

🔗: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

ℹ️ Free Webinar Dec. 17 with @cpawssab.bsky.social and guest speaker Dr. Nicolas Mansuy: "Turning Biomass at Risk of Wildfire into Bioenergy", a fascinating topic with important implications for Indigenous and remote communities.

🔗 Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7136d6...

Joint News Release: Permission to Appeal Granted: AWA and CPAWS Northern Alberta progress in challenging Alberta Energy Regulator’s Decision to Cancel Public Hearing for a Coal Mine - Alberta Wilderne... The Alberta Court of Appeal has granted permission to Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) and the...

Permission to appeal GRANTED — read our joint news release with @cpawsnab.bsky.social here: albertawilderness.ca/joint-news-r...

Good news. The Alberta Court of Appeal has granted permission to appeal in this matter.
www.canlii.org/en/ab/abca/d...
#abpoli #ableg @cpawsnab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social

CPAWS Northern Alberta Shimmering Creeks and Rivers Winter Event Raffle Join thousands of community organizations - big and small - who raise more funds for their worthy causes with Rafflebox.

PST: if you aren't able to attend our event this week... we have a cash raffle going, open until the 27th. MUST be 18+ to participate and an Alberta resident 🔗: www.rafflebox.ca/raffle/cpaws...

We're just over a week away from our Winter Event ✨"Shimmering Creeks and Rivers" ✨ , celebrating Alberta's Rivers and highlighting Alberta's conservation issues. The evening will include button-making, painting, letter-writing and CPAWS programming. Tickets here: cpawsnab.org/event/shimme...

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ℹ️ ICYMI: We are in court today with @albertawilderness.bsky.social. This is the first step in a legal challenge to the unprecedented and unilateral decision made by the AER’s CEO to cancel a public hearing for Summit’s Mine 14 coal mine. 🔗 Tune in at 9:30 AM: cpawsnab.org/all-news/adv...

oh boy.

Media Advisory: Join ENGOs in virtual court to appeal the cancellation of a public hearing for a coal mine - Alberta Wilderness Association Tomorrow, Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) and CPAWS Northern Alberta are going to the Court of Appeal.

Tomorrow, we're going to court.🧑‍⚖️

Along w/ @cpawsnab.bsky.social, we're seeking permission from the Alberta Court of Appeal to challenge the CEO of the Alberta Energy Regulator's decision to cancel the public hearing for a coal mine.

Join us virtually here:
albertawilderness.ca/media-adviso...

⚠️ Coal poses SERIOUS financial and Environmental risk to the Alberta taxpayer. ℹ️ ICYMI: The Alberta government has paid out nearly $240 million in settlements to coal companies such as Evolve Power and Atrum Coal. This a BAD deal for #Albertans. ➡️ Send your letter: action.cpaws.org/page/180640/...

💡Reminder: our (Haunted) Nature Trivia is happening TOMORROW @ 6:30 PM at Elements Outfitters in South Edmonton Common. Sign up solo or with a team 🔗: www.eventbrite.ca/e/nature-kno...

Tomorrow!! Join MCFN in Fort Mcmurray (#YMM) standing up against treat and release tailings into the Athabasca River. 💧

Please share with your network in the area ➡️

Joint News Release: Mine 14 Approvals Granted After Public Hearings Cancelled, ENGOs Continue to Move Forward With Appeal - Alberta Wilderness Association On September 24, 2025 the Regulatory Applications branch of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) issued approvals for Summit Coal’s Mine 14 Applications, an underground metallurgical coal mine near Gran...

🚨Joint News Release w/ @cpawsnab.bsky.social: Mine 14 Approvals Granted After Public Hearings Cancelled, ENGOs Continue to Move Forward With Appeal albertawilderness.ca/joint-news-r...

PST: Our Third Annual Nature Trivia Night hosted with Elements Outfitters has a spooky twist this year! Come get acquainted with the more mysterious side of Alberta's nature 🌙

Get your Ticket for Thursday Oct. 23 ($5/each) : www.eventbrite.ca/e/nature-kno...

Keen observation, thank you for sharing!

Parties have a role in this civic election. Here's how that's being viewed in one Edmonton ward | CBC News Partisan politics are making their debut in this municipal election, but the majority of Edmonton's mayoral and council candidates have chosen to stay independent.

Another good read leading up to the #yeg municipal elxn. Local elections are key in tackling a host of topics, including conservation and nature protection in our "backyard".

🔗: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A map of the world showing how levels of worry in most countries are greater than 70%. Source: Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, International Public Opinion on Climate Change, 2023.

Two of the most common climate misconceptions I see, even among knowledgeable folks, are that (1) most people aren't worried about climate change, and (2) if they were, they'd act.

Not true! Data show (1) most people are worried, but (2) they won’t act if they don’t know what to do-and most don’t.

What insurance data reveals about how bad wildfires are getting | CBC News Scientists tapped into 44 years of data to show how these societally destructive wildfires — ones that kill people and cause huge financial losses — are growing all across the world and are becoming m...

Insurers are taking climate risk seriously, and this article highlights existing gaps between the actionable data available to insurance companies and what is available to the public 🔗 cbc.ca/news/science...

Wildfire continues to be a growing threat to many communities across the country.

A full list of the official mayoral and council candidates for Edmonton’s election Nominations for Edmonton’s municipal election are closed as the city gears up for voting day on Oct. 20. One-hundred and forty Edmontonians are official candidates for mayoral, councillor and school t...

If you are local to the #yeg area, CTV News put out an excellent list of mayoral and council candidates to get your started (save the date for Oct 20th!)
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

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There is * a lot * going in right now in our local, provincial and global world right now. and sometimes it feels like the GIF below. Voting in your municipal election is one action you can take not only for nature, but many other intersecting topics!

The Government of Alberta’s Commitment to Protect Alberta’s Water from Selenium Pollution By: Nigel Bankes, David Luff, and Neil Kathol Matters Commented On: (1) Press Conference on the Coal Industry Modernization Initiative, December 20, 2024, (2) Bringing Alberta Coal Mining into the …

Here's my effort w David Luff & Neil Kathol to hold the GoA's feet to the fire when it comes to its commitment to protect Alberta's water sources (& those of downstream users) from coal-related selenium contamination
#abpoli @cpawssab.bsky.social @cpawsnab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social

Environmental groups turn to Alberta Court of Appeal after Alberta Energy Regulator CEO cancels public coal hearing   - CPAWS Northern Alberta Chapter Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) and Northern Alberta Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS NAB) call for the Alberta Energy Regulator CEO's unprecedented decision be tested ...

Today we and @albertawilderness.bsky.social filed an appeal to the Alberta courts to challenge the decision that was made to CANCEL a public hearing for a coal mine in Alberta. 🔗: cpawsnab.org/all-news/env...

We argue that the AER's CEO, who made the call, did not have the authority to do so.

Agreed! Petitions and the Government of Alberta's own public engagements...

Mad about Mine 14? Wait until you hear about the Blackstone mine. - CPAWS Northern Alberta Chapter A backgrounder on the Blackstone mine, located in the headwaters for the Edmonton region, and why this is one to watch.

Mad about Mine 14? Meet the Blackstone Mine. New blog out now, giving you a backgrounder on this mine that could go forward (without a fair process or the involvement of Albertans) in the eastern slopes: cpawsnab.org/blog/mad-abo...

Opinion: Cancelled coal hearing shows Alberta energy watchdog has forgotten who it serves The AER, its leadership, and its political masters have forgotten who they serve. They need to be reminded.

Great op-ed by professional biologist Lorne Fitch in the @edmontonjournal.com : edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

"The AER, its leadership, and its political masters have forgotten who they serve. They need to be reminded."

Canada should fast-track the idea that Indigenous rights and critical minerals go hand in hand Leadership in inclusion and responsibility projects to the world that Canada is a safe and reliable jurisdiction for mining.

To unlock Canada’s full potential for critical minerals, governments and industry must treat Indigenous rights as central pillars—not afterthoughts—in mining development.

Read more from Saga Williams, the Institute’s Marisa Beck and Tamara Krawchenko ⬇️
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

➡️ Back by popular demand: We are teaming up with the Northern Forestry Centre and Parkbus for a special guided trip to Elk Island National Park! Sign up for this FREE programming during Forest Week 🌲: www.parkbus.ca/destinations...

Wondering what exactly the AER's CEO decision means to cancel a hearing that would address whether or not a coal mine should move forward? @jemphatically.bsky.social presents excellent context on WHY this is so concerning for the Alberta public.

Great read, thank you Jody!