Castle Archive
2012-02-24 "Two thirds of the Castle considered 'protected'?"
AWA is seeking clarification on comments attributed to Premier Redford in several recent Calgary Herald articles, regarding the 'protected' status of two thirds of the Castle C5 Forest Management Unit.
2012-02-14 ENGO News Release: Over a Hundred Attend Valentine’s Day Rallies in Support of Forests
More than 170 people attended rallies today in Calgary and Edmonton to send a strong message to the Government of Alberta: Albertans love their forests and don’t want the heart of protected areas like the Castle Special Place or poplar trail systems in Bragg Creek to be logged.
2012-02-13 Alberta's Forests Need your Love on Valentine's Day!
AWA Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders alert. Please join us on Valentine's Day to show your love for Alberta's forests! Save our Forests rally, Tuesday February 14 at 12:00. Rallies are being held in Calgary and in Edmonton.
2012-02-06 Save our Forests Rally Rescheduled
Last week, AWA notified supporters of an upcoming Save our Forests Rally, taking place in both Calgary and Edmonton. Please note that the rallies have now been rescheduled: they will be taking place on Tuesday February 14. This will be your chance to add your voice to the growing movement calling for a new vision for forest management in Alberta, whether it is the Castle, Bragg Creek or the Livingstone.
2012-02-02 Action Alert: Turning up the Heat on Alberta’s Forest Mis-Management
Public opposition to ill-planned clearcut logging programs in southern Alberta’s sensitive forests is steadily growing. Now is the time to increase the pressure on the Alberta government to listen to Albertans and to start bringing in sweeping changes to the way our forest are managed. Please consider these three options for adding your voice to the growing groundswell.
2012-02-01 Castle Logging Protest Camp Cleared by RCMP. Logging Opposition Continues
The battle to save the Castle from imminent clearcut logging continues. This morning, the RCMP moved in to clear the site near Beaver Mines where protesters have been camped out in opposition to the proposed Castle clearcut logging. The RCMP were there to enforce a Court Order to leave the protest site. Four of the 30 protesters declined to leave and were arrested. Meanwhile, the Court Order is being appealed in a provincial court. The case will be heard in the Calgary court Centre at 10:00 a.m. on Friday February 3.
2012-01-26 Castle Protesters Banned from Two Thirds of Alberta!
An astonishingly draconian Court Order is served on Albertans protesting the proposed logging in the Castle. The order bans named protesters from all public land in Alberta - approximately 400,000 square kilometres!
2012-01-25 ENGO News Release: Will Alison Redford's Clearcuts Crush Bear Cubs in their Dens?
Joint news release from WildCanada Conservation Alliance, Castle Crown Wilderness Coalition and AWA. Conservationists today called upon Alberta premier Alison Redford to halt plans for winter logging would disturb, displace or even kill bears denning in the Castle Special Management Area...
2012-01-23 Castle Logging Protest Draws 150 Protesters
A large group of 150 protesters braved the elements in Beaver Mines on Sunday January 22 to protest the proposed clearcut logging plans in the Castle wilderness. Protesters gathered to speak out against the intensely unpopular logging plans, with machinery from Spray Lake Sawmills already on site in preparation for the clearcutting to begin.
2012-01-12 AWA Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders: The Castle Needs Defenders!
At this very moment, logging machinery is beginning to move into the Castle, in preparation for the clearcutting of 120 hectares of forest. But there is still a chance for a last minute reprieve.
2012-01-11 CCWC News Release: Alberta Government Deaf to Citizens' Logging Concerns
News release from the Castle Crown Wilderness Coalition, about the imminent clearcut logging program in the Castle.
2011-12-09 AWA News Release: Time to protect Alberta's Castle and Bighorn on International Mountain Day
On the occasion of International Mountain Day, December 11, Alberta Wilderness Association calls on the Government of Alberta to secure important water sources and grizzly habitat by protecting the Castle and Bighorn areas of Alberta for future generations.
2011-12-07 AWA Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders: Once more for the Castle!
AWA and other environmental groups have been seeking protection of the Castle wilderness area for decades, but this fall has shown tremendous strides in provincial support for this designation and recent comments made in the provincial legislature show we are truly making progress. Now is the time to maintain this drive!
2011-10-28 Protection of the Castle Wildland: AWA Letter to Premier Redford
AWA letter to Premier Redford. "For several decades Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) has been calling for legislated protection of the Castle region. The fact that areas of the Castle are scheduled for imminent clearcut logging, despite extensive local and provincial opposition, makes the issue particularly urgent."
2011-10-28 AWA Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders: Now is the Time to Protect the Castle!
For several decades AWA has been calling for legislated protection of the Castle region. The fact that areas of the Castle are scheduled for imminent clearcut logging, despite extensive local and provincial opposition, makes the issue particularly urgent. Premier Redford has already heard from a "high volume" of callers, asking for a halt to the logging and new protection for the Castle. So the timing is crucial for people to contact the premier as soon as possible.
2011-10-18 AWA Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders: Castle Wildland, and Potatogate Public Land Sale
With a new premier, and a slate of new ministers in Alberta, there is a feeling of change and some optimism that progress can finally be made on better protection for Alberta’s wildlands and wildlife. A couple of examples – protection for the Castle, and the notorious proposed “Potatogate” public land sale – will be an early test of Premier Redford’s renewed commitment to “transparency and accountability.”
2011-08-00 ERCB OKs Another Sour Gas Well in the Castle... Sort of
Wild Lands Advocate update, August 2011, by Nigel Douglas
2011-06-08 AWA News: Save the Castle Rally
More than 80 people attended a rally, Wednesday June 8, on the steps of the Alberta government's McDougall Centre in Calgary, to protest the planned logging in the Castle Special Place. Demonstrators heard about the irreplaceable values of the area for its watersheds and its wildlife. Albertans continue to call for better protection in the Castle; not more logging.
2011-06-07 ENGO News Release: Grizzly Bear Deaths Too High in the Castle Region: Rally Planned to Protest Logging
New Alberta Government data obtained by conservationists show that Grizzly Bears in Alberta’s Castle region are dying at an unsustainable rate. In 2010, 5 grizzly bears out of a population of 51 died in the Castle region and one was trapped and relocated out of it. These six bears represent 11.8 percent of the population lost to the region in a single year.
2011-06-00 Reducing Access is the Answer: Now What was the Question?
Wild Lands Advocate article, June 2011, by Nigel Douglas
