CPAWS Northern Alberta

Upcycling Campaign Values and T-shirts Using overstock of environmental campaign t-shirts, you’ll learn to make a rug using upcycled materials

Only 5 spots left for our upcycling workshop with local sustainable business, Blenderz Garment Recyclers 👕

🔗 Tickets are $35 and include all supplies and instruction: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1982459932...

⭐ Documentary screening highlighting Indigenous conservation and stewardship in Northern Alberta. ⭐ Join us and Dene Tha' First Nation next week on March 5th, 2026, from 6:30-8:30 PM MST for the first ever public screening of Mbehcho: Home of the Dene' Tha.

🔗 Tickets here: bit.ly/3MxUiqC

RecreACTION: Panel Discussion Join us for an evening of storytelling, diverse perspectives, and community building!

Hi Friends 👋 We're hosting a panel discussion at Elements Outfitters Edmonton next week. We have some great panelists that will speak to their different experiences of recreation, sport and its connection to conservation action. 🔗 RSVP here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/recreactio...

New Plan For Parks Released - CPAWS Northern Alberta Chapter CPAWS Northern and Southern Alberta statement on the Government of Alberta's newly released Plan For Parks and Crown Land Strategy.

Last week the #GovernmentofAlberta released its Plan For Parks and Crown Land Strategy. While we and @cpawssab.bsky.social commend the thoughtful incorporation of public feedback, concerns remain about implementation 🔗: cpawsnab.org/all-news/new...

New Citizen Initiative Application Approved, Notice of Initiative Petition Issued - Elections Alberta EDMONTON – Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, has received a citizen initiative proposal application and has determined it meets the requirements of section 2 of the Citizen Initiative...

News: A Citizen-led petition on the topic of coal in Alberta's Eastern Slopes has been approved ✅ by Elections Alberta: www.elections.ab.ca/resources/me...

Canada falls short of 2025 conservation target | The Narwhal Ottawa says it remains committed to hitting its next conservation milestone even as it races to expand critical minerals production

While Canada failed to meet its protected target of 25% of land and waters by 2025, current Indigenous-led initiatives that need additional funding could be the key to meeting international commitments of 30% by 2030: thenarwhal.ca/canada-misse...

Joint News Release: Alberta’s oil sands reported massive 12 percent increase in water use per barrel - Alberta Wilderness Association Despite efficiency claims, billions more litres of water were withdrawn in 2024 during critical drought...

An analysis conducted by @albertawilderness.bsky.social and Keepers of the Water reveals that despite an Alberta Energy Regulator report stating a decrease in fresh water use for oil sands processes, water usage went UP by 12% in 2024 from the previous year: www.albertawilderness.ca/joint-news-r...

ℹ️ Public Engagement to comment on the plan (which was previously TWO plans: the Cold Lake SRP and the nearly complete Wandering River SRP) will open January 9th. 🗓️

Alberta’s caribou get another lump of coal in their stockings - CPAWS Northern Alberta Chapter The draft South Athabasca Sub-Regional Plan (SRP), released on Wednesday, December 17, is a land-use plan that cedes ground to industry and walks back commitments to recover caribou habitat.

‼️ Alberta's subregional plans are leaving caribou recovery behind. ICYMI the Government of Alberta released the draft draft South Athabasca Sub-Regional Plan (SRP) which abandons previous commitments to caribou recovery and doubles down on industry: cpawsnab.org/all-news/alb...

Can Jasper’s new breeding centre save caribou from local extinction? Parks Canada let CBC take a tour of the Caribou Conservation Breeding Centre in Jasper National Park. Seven calves were born at the $40-million facility last spring, giving hope that the local populat...

💡Curious to know more about Jasper's caribou conservation breeding program? This is an incredible look into the program and its impact: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

CPAWS Northern Alberta's Tara Russell comments on what other measures will be needed for caribou recovery in the province. ℹ️

Canada promised new parks and nature protection. Has that shifted with Carney in power? | CBC News Now, environmental groups and others are concerned that the apparent pivot from the Carney government will reverse years of progress made on nature conservation. Among the initiatives now facing uncer...

⭐As many are setting goals, intentions and (gasp) resolutions for 2026, we hope that the new Federal Government will commit to renewed funding for Nature as the budget left many questions unanswered. Read here for some comments from @cpaws-snap.bsky.social national : www.cbc.ca/news/science...

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...

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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...

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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.