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Indigenous leaders raise concerns over contamination at Transport Canada dock – Global News
October 3, 2024 Indigenous leaders in Fort Chipewyan, Alta., are raising concerns the federal government did not inform them about contamination at a Transport Canada dock. The government says they looked into it in 2017, but the leaders say they just became aware of it this year. “This dock is in the middle of our […]
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Better community drought and flood protection
Oct 02, 2024 Alberta’s government is stepping up to protect the province from droughts and floods. Drought conditions affected parts of the province this summer, while other communities have faced flooding in recent years. Building the local infrastructure needed to protect residents, property and critical infrastructure is costly, but necessary. To help, more than $19 […]
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INDIGENOUS GOVERNMENTS OF FORT CHIPEWYAN ARE INVESTIGATING WHY THE FEDERAL CROWN DID NOT INFORM FORT CHIPEWYAN RESIDENTS OF A CONTAMINATED FEDERAL SITE IN THE CENTRE OF COMMUNITY
FORT CHIPEWYAN, AB, Oct. 2, 2024 – Residents of Fort Chipewyan were shocked to learn that the Federal Crown has concealed the existence of a federally contaminated site in the heart of our community. The Transport Canada dock, known locally as the ‘Big Dock’ is used to hunt, trap and fish by local residents. It […]
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First Nation angered by what it says was Alberta government’s lack of consultation in dam decision – Global News
September 26, 2024 A First Nation says it will fight the Alberta government’s decision on a dam location that it says was made without consultation. In a letter to Premier Danielle Smith, the Siksika band east of Calgary says it is deeply disappointed with the decision to move ahead with the Ghost Reservoir and will […]
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Feds fund health study for Indigenous communities downstream of oilsands – BNN Bloomberg
September 19, 2024 OTTAWA — More than three decades after Indigenous leaders in northern Alberta began asking for funding to better understand if pollution from the oilsands was making their people sick, the federal government is funding a study to do just that. “This should have been done 32 years ago, maybe 40 years ago,” […]
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LETTER: More action needed from federal government on wildfire prevention – RM Outlook
LETTER: It’s time for our community, local councils, First Nations partners, and Members of Parliament to demand real action. We need solid strategies to prevent the next conflagration, learning from our First Nations partners, instead of just getting out of the way. I wanted to respond to Lorne Fitch’s commentary “Oil flowed while Jasper burned” in […]
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Leong: As Calgary water crisis shows, our natural bounty is just a mirage – News Caf
The restrictions are expected to remain in effect for four weeks while construction occurs around the clock to fix the latest problems. While our current predicament is the result of a failure of constructed systems, we could very easily have got to this point even without a broken water main. Southern Alberta is experiencing some […]
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Alberta Energy Regulator Issues Laughable Fine to Foreign Oil Company That Released 5.3 Million Litres of Toxic Wastewater into Peace-Athabasca Watershed
FORT CHIPEWYAN, AB, Aug. 23, 2024 – The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation condemns the Alberta Energy Regulator’s weak response to one of the worst environmental disasters in Alberta’s history. In a ruling made public today, the AER found Exxon-Imperial in contravention of section 227(e) of the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act. Instead of taking meaningful […]
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Reviewing the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan
Aug 22, 2024 The South Saskatchewan Region is home to 44 per cent of Alberta’s population and is a vital economic, social and environmental area. To plan for the future, Alberta’s government develops long-term, regional plans for areas that are poised for growth. Alberta’s South Saskatchewan Regional Plan sets the stage for robust growth, vibrant […]
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Alberta Energy Regulator penalizes Imperial Oil, releases first finding from ongoing Kearl investigation
CALGARY, AB, August 22, 2024 – Today, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) announced it has imposed an administrative penalty and terms and conditions on Imperial Oil (Imperial) as a result of two contraventions of its approval conditions. The AER also released the first findings from its ongoing investigation into potential contraventions at the Kearl site, following […]
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