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Three non-nerds will be the inaugural speakers at Jasper's first every Nerd Nite. Who'd idea was this? Part of the Canadian and Alberta Wildlife Society Conference warm-up show. This Thursday at the Jasper Legion. Be there or be 🤓 #NotNerds

Heli-skiing industry scrutinized over impacts on B.C. caribou | The Narwhal Biologists are calling on the heli-skiing industry to share data to help caribou. The industry says it is doing its best to protect wildlife but isn’t keen to share flight data

Though all kinds of recreation, like almost everything we humans do, can affect wildlife, heli-skiing has become a unique point of contention in B.C. The Narwhal’s Ainslie Cruickshank investigates:

My little winter mountain town is debating next year's budget. Big discussion about rebates on studded tires for our snow-covered streets. I love it that nobody had to say that the tires are for BIKES, not cars. Winter cyclists rule the roads of Jasper, AB @canada.bsky.social

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Braid: UCP pension drive is turning Alberta into a national pariah, even among conservatives The UCP is managing to unite Liberals and Conservatives against a proposed Alberta exit from the Canada Pension Plan, writes Don Braid.

Fellow Albertans, do you ever feel like you’re at a nice party but the rest of Canada is trying to figure out how to send you home?

“The UCP are always happy to annoy and challenge Liberal Ottawa. Such fun. But now they’re going too far, making Alberta look like a threat to the whole country.”

Also proud that the very first word I type on this platform is a typo 😟

Coogratulations Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and your new cabinet. You've given us many reasons to be proud, and I'm particularly excited for your transportation minister Lisa Naylor, a great friend and tireless representative for Manitobans 🏳️‍🌈
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