Since 1965, AWA has inspired communities to care for Alberta’s wild spaces through awareness and action. With a provincial office and library in Calgary, AWA has active members, volunteers, and sponsors throughout Alberta and beyond. AWA is a non-profit, federally registered, charitable society.
March 19, 2025 Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) strongly condemns the Government of Alberta’s plan to use taxpayer money to pay for billions in cleanup costs owed by the oil and gas industry. According to a Globe and Mail article published on March 17, a leaked...
Visitors need to understand that Banff is not just a tourist destination; it is a thriving community. By Grace Gibson Read the PDF version here. Banff, the town and the national park, is the heart of the Canadian Rockies. I’ve lived in the Town of Banff my whole...
What’s the point of monitoring if the results are withheld, and industry gets to continue operating as if no harm is being done? By Phillip Meintzer Read the PDF version here. Two new publications from Alberta’s Oil Sands Monitoring (OSM) Program show that oil...
