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[The Alberta Environmental Policy Series highlights the many environmental challenges and related government policies in Alberta. SAGE welcomes feedback on these topics.] In 2020, the 1976 Coal Policy was rescinded without public consultation. Significant areas of the Eastern Slopes land were opened to coal leases, initiating a widespread response from concerned landowners, environmentalists, and Indigenous…
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Dear Minister Dabrusin and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, The undersigned organizations are writing to express support for a group of concerned Albertans known as “No CO2 Pipelines Alberta”. This community group, located around St. Paul, Alberta, has raised serious concerns regarding the safety, environmental, and long term community risks associated with the proposed…
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Alberta Wilderness Association is organizing an adventure on June 6 to the Taber grasslands. It’s an opportunity to see places that are not normally accessible. You can find more information and register at this link
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Lorne Fitch is a Professional Biologist, a retired Fish and Wildlife Biologist and a former Adjunct Professor with the University of Calgary. He is the author of Streams of Consequence, Travels Up the Creek, and Conservation Confidential. Your blood pressure will escalate when you see how they’ve logged your forest. Like many I grew up…
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SAGE will join a number of organizations and individuals to promote the implementation of a Light Nuisance Bylaw in Lethbridge. A Community Issues Committee meeting will be held on April 30th at 1:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. Thank you for providing this opportunity to present to the Community Issues Committee on the topic of a…
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The following letter, sent 10 April 2026, relates to the termination of funding by the Government of Alberta, and the withdrawal of grants related to ongoing projects related to air quality in Alberta. Subject: Request for Reconsideration of Operational Grant Termination and, if Required, Limited Exception to Clause 5.5 – Clean Air Strategic Alliance (23GRSTR01)…
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Come sign Corb Lund’s Citizen Initiated Petition, Water Not Coal, at the Legacy Park Pavilion. Saturday, April 25th from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. For more information on the location and the petition, visit waternotcoal.ca
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(Note: All graphics sourced from Annual Report, www.lethbridge.ca/news/posts/waste-environment-annual-report/) Lethbridge waste diversion efforts have successfully reduced annual waste rates by 34%, from the 2013 baseline of 330 kg/capita to 213 kg/capita. The target for 2030 is a 50% reduction of the residential waste stream (compared to 2013 rates), to 140 kg/capita. Overall, the Waste & Recyling…
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Extended Producer Responsibility? Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is designed to shift the financial burden of recycling single-use plastics, paper and packaging to the companies that produce (or import) them. Financial incentives are expected to encourage companies to find innovative ways to recycle more materials and produce less packaging waste. The process of centralizing the collection…
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Provincial Priorities Act (Bill 18)& Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act(Bill 20) Infrastructure Canada data indicates that the average expected useful life of a single detached home in Alberta is 65 years. The data collected was based on social and affordable housing assets in both urban and rural settings. This means that a home built today is…
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The Government of Alberta put a moritorium on renewable energy projects in Alberta from August 2023 until October 2024. During this period, almost 11 GW of of clean energy projects were withdrawn from the devleopment process with the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO). With the lifting of the moratorium, the renewable energy industry was faced…