The Southern Alberta Group for the Environment (SAGE) has been a leading voice for a healthy and environmentally sustainable community in Lethbridge and region since 1984. SAGE was an active participant in the public consultations that eventuated the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan (SSRP).

The SSRP articulated strategic directions for policy action that included the management of air quality, conserving biodiversity, promoting the efficient use of land and advancing watershed managements among others. Sustainability goals suggest the stewardship of land and resources to ensure current needs are met without compromising opportunities for future generations. In other words, the SSRP promises responsible social, environmental and economic decisions that consider the best interests of future generations. We take this sustainability goal as the primary imperative, with a strategic direction of mitigating and adapting to climate change.

The following points are intended to help guide the SSRP Review currently being conducted by the Government of Alberta:

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