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Have your say on Upper Smoky land use
Mar 25, 2025 Albertans are invited to provide input on the draft Upper Smoky Sub-Regional Plan and regulatory details for Alberta. Located in west-central Alberta, the Upper Smoky covers more than 13,000 square kilometres south of Grande Prairie. It contains rolling hills, mountains, forests and glacial valleys, with a wide range of wildlife calling it […]
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Parks Canada announces major step in redevelopment of Banff National Park 200-Block
From: Parks Canada February 7, 2025 Parks Canada has engaged the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada to oversee an international design competition to develop a conceptual design for the 200-block of Banff Avenue Redevelopment Project. For two and a half decades, Parks Canada has been working to obtain lands and develop a vision for the […]
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Planning Underway to Define Future Use of The Confluence Site
The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland has kicked off a yearlong project with O2 Planning & Design to develop a site concept plan that will guide future decisions to improve the 42 acres of land and the built structures at the site. O2 Planning and Design was selected to lead the project through a formal […]
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Athabasca County starting each meeting with a land acknowledgement – Town and Country Today
October 23, 2024 Official land acknowledgement passed nearly three years after subcommittee formed to develop recommendations, but some councillors feel process wasn’t done properly ATHABASCA – Athabasca County councillors will be starting each meeting with a brief land acknowledgement to recognize and honour the Indigenous groups that lived in the area long before it had […]
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Rebuilding after the fire: Government of Canada introduces legislation to enable the transfer of land use planning and development authorities to the Municipality of Jasper
From: Parks Canada Bringing amendments to the Canada National Parks Act is an important step in giving the Municipality of Jasper enhanced power to accelerate the rebuilding process. September 18, 2024 Ottawa, Ontario […]
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Woodland Cree First Nation urges Obsidian Energy to return to the negotiating table without delay
PEACE RIVER, AB, May 27, 2024 – Woodland Cree First Nation (WCFN) is seeking a return to the negotiating table, and a halt to the misleading information being spread by Obsidian Energy Ltd. “We are committed to good faith negotiations, and to resolving our disputes through meaningful talks and discussions while we both maintain the […]
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Peerless Trout First Nation VOTES YES! Now the 118th Framework Agreement signatory to ratify their land code.
April 3, 2024 Peerless Trout First Nation (AB) has voted to establish the Peerless Trout First Nation Land Code, regaining governance over their reserve lands, natural resources, and environment. More information is available at www.ptfnlandcode.com. NT5
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Supporting Liability Management on Indigenous Land
Mar 11, 2024 Since the beginning of the Site Rehabilitation Program in May 2020, Alberta’s government has been working with Indigenous communities, Indigenous businesses, the Indian Resource Council and the Metis Settlements General Council to perform well, pipeline, and oil and gas site closure and reclamation work. As part of the Site Rehabilitation Program, the […]
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Alberta to give residents say on Springbank Reservoir land use – Renew Canada
February 13, 2024 The Government of Alberta announced that Albertans are being invited to shape how the Springbank Off-stream Reservoir is used when not full of water. The Springbank Off-stream Reservoir is currently under construction west of Calgary to help protect Calgary and other downstream communities from future floods. The reservoir will be constructed as […]
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Have your say on Springbank Reservoir land use
Feb 12, 2024 Albertans are invited to shape how the Springbank Off-stream Reservoir is used when not full of water. The Springbank Off-stream Reservoir is currently under construction west of Calgary to help protect Calgary and other downstream communities from future floods. The reservoir will be constructed as a dry reservoir, meaning that it will […]
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