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Eco groups worried about Alberta lobbying for coal mines in Rockies

Eco groups worried about Alberta lobbying for coal mines in Rockies

Premier Danielle Smith said that her government would abide the decision of the court to release the documents that the province had been stifling despite a FOIP request.
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Wildfire biggest issue of 2023 says Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society executive director

Wildfire biggest issue of 2023 says Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society executive director

Of the many major environmental issues that headlined news stories during 2023, it’s easy for Kecia Kerr to choose the biggest: wildfires.
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Wilderness group concerned with Parks development

Wilderness group concerned with Parks development

Parks Canada has come under fire from a national conservation organization for what it sees as a dangerously increasing trend towards commercial development in Banff and Jasper national parks.
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Wilderness conservation at high value among residents

Wilderness conservation at high value among residents

Residents in the oilsands province want more land set aside for conservation, even if prioritized over industrial or resource extracting development, according to a new survey.
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Parks Canada to look at transit options for Kootenay, Yoho national parks

Parks Canada to look at transit options for Kootenay, Yoho national parks

“Transit always addresses how people move around the park, but it doesn’t address what they do when they get there and the potential impacts of having that volume of people in one place on the landscape.”
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Parks Canada struggling to protect national parks

Parks Canada struggling to protect national parks

Many of Canada’s national park ecosystems are in decline and Parks Canada’s large backlog of work and big budget cuts threaten to deteriorate ecological integrity even further, according to a federal environment watchdog.
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Parks Act withdrawn by minister

Parks Act withdrawn by minister

After public outcry over the proposed Alberta Parks Act in the fall saw it delayed until the spring, the province has again postponed putting the bill before the Legislature.
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Alberta Parks removes recreation areas in Kananaskis Country

Alberta Parks removes recreation areas in Kananaskis Country

The changes to recreation areas in Kananaskis were among 10 sites listed for deregulation throughout the province totalling 50 hectares.
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Alberta Parks removes three recreation areas in Kananaskis Country

Alberta Parks removes three recreation areas in Kananaskis Country

The Province delisted Fir Creek, Eyrie Gap and Crane Meadow as provincial recreation areas, effectively transferring a total 14 hectares to become Crown land.
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Canadians join lawsuit to overturn opening Alaska wilderness to energy drilling

Canadians join lawsuit to overturn opening Alaska wilderness to energy drilling

Canadian environmentalists and First Nations have joined a U.S. lawsuit that seeks to overturn a U.S. decision that opens an Alaska wilderness for oil and gas exploration.
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