May 15, 2013
AWA News Release: Time for Alberta Forest Industry to Stop Logging Critical Caribou Habitat
As the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) marks its three year anniversary at the end…
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May 8, 2013
AWA Asks Alberta to Defer New Forestry Plan Approvals in Little Smoky
AWA letter to Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development. To be consistent with the Alberta…
May 7, 2013
AWA’s Letter to Alberta Energy Minister: Thanks and Next Steps
AWA’s letter to Alberta Energy Minister Hughes thanking the Alberta government for deferring new mineral…
May 7, 2013
AWA’s Wildlife Habitat Presentation to House of Commons Environment Committee
AWA Vice President Cliff Wallis highlights the key priorities for habitat conservation in Canada. He…
May 7, 2013
AWA’s Wildlife Habitat Presentation to House of Commons Environment Committee
AWA Vice President Cliff Wallis highlights the key priorities for habitat conservation in Canada. He…
May 3, 2013
AWA News Release: Alberta Defers New Energy Leasing in Two Caribou Herd Ranges
For the first time, Alberta is deferring the sale of new mineral rights across the…
May 2, 2013
AB Energy Minister Defers Issuing New Mineral Rights in Two Caribou Ranges
In a May 2, 2013 letter to Alberta Wilderness Association, Alberta Energy Minster Ken Hughes…
April 24, 2013
AWA News Release: Alberta Again Violates Caribou Policies With Today’s Energy Leasing
Today the Alberta government will once again violate its own caribou policy and the federal…
April 19, 2013
Fewer Winter Trails Will Help Jasper Caribou
AWA’s letter to Parks Canada supporting their proposal to restrict winter recreational access, from November…
March 30, 2013
Alberta’s Westslope Cutthroat Trout Designated as Threatened
Extract from the federal Canada Gazette, designated Alberta’s population of Westslope cutthroat trout an endangered…
March 27, 2013
AWA News Release: Alberta Government has Lost Control of Wolf Management
Decisions on Alberta’s wolf population are being made by local authorities with public funds and…
March 22, 2013
Sandhill Crane Hunt
Letter from AWA to Environment Canada, opposing a proposed new hunt for sandhill cranes in…