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IJC International St. Mary and Milk Rivers Study Board Final Draft Report (click … here) Background: The Milk River is naturally a much smaller river than the St. Mary River. Mean annual natural flow in the Milk River at Eastern Crossing is 108,000 acre-feet (1912-2022). (MRWC SOW) amounting to 15 percent of the mean annual…
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Fitch, L & Mee, J. (2026). Analysis of Selenium Tissue Concentrations in Multiple Fish Species of the Oldman River. In brief, thirty-eight fish from five species (and representative of the fish assemblage of the Oldman River downstream of the Oldman dam) were analyzed for selenium concentrations in muscle tissue. The sample size of fish was…
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From Save Our Slopes: The Defenders of the Eastern Slopes, Timberwolf Wilderness Society, CPAWS Southern Alberta, and thousands of Albertans have all played a role in delaying the proposed clearcut of the Upper Highwood and Loomis Creek watershed. Logging practices across Alberta’s Eastern Slopes have been shown to negatively affect native trout populations. The Alberta Wilderness…
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Joint letter from the Alberta Wilderness Association, Alberta Native Plant Council, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Southern Alberta, and the Southern Alberta Group for the Environment to preserve native grasslands and biodiversity in the region. From the letter sent to the Municipal District of Taber Council: We are writing to express our concerns for the…
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Public Meeting: August 6, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. MDT – Excite Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta (101 Exhibition Wy S, Lethbridge, AB T1J 4R3) On behalf of the International St. Mary and Milk Rivers Study Board, please visit the following webpage announcing the Public Comment Period for the ISMMR Study Board Final Draft Report and Recommendations: https://ijc.org/en/smmr/final-draft-report-comment. The report…
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The Alberta Wilderness Association, Calgary Climate Hub, Climate Justice Edmonton, Calgary Philippines Solidarity Organizing Group, The Council of Canadians Edmonton Chapter, Water Watchers, and the Southern Alberta Group for the Environment have requested that the Government of Alberta place a moratorium on Data Centres in the province pending a review of impacts. From the letter:…
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Mapping Cumulative Anthropogenic Disturbance in the Crowsnest Watershed Deanne Watts (July 22, 2026) Click here to view a time laps of land-use changes in the Crowsnest region.
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The Tyee has published a great article on the disbanding of the Clean Air Strategic Alliance by the United Conservative Party in Alberta. (https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/07/21/UCP-Killing-Key-Part-Alberta-Environmental-Protection/). The Southern Alberta Group for the Environment has represented environmental interests on the Clean Air Strategic Alliance for over 20 years. From The UCP is Killing a Key Part of Alberta’s…
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From the Government of Alberta (https://www.alberta.ca/report-concerns-about-bike-lanes) From Overview: “Alberta’s government supports alternative modes of transportation infrastructure including bicycle lanes, when they are safe, well-planned, functionally integrated into the broader transportation network and do not use taxpayer dollars to reduce the existing road network. Concerns have been raised that municipal bike lane initiatives, particularly those involving…
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The Government of Alberta is seeking feedback on the Ardley Reservoir proposal. From the government website: “We are asking Albertans for feedback on the Ardley Reservoir Scoping and Feasibility Study. Your input will help inform options to increase water storage capacity and enhance water security in the Red Deer River Basin east of the City…