Bob Weber
Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld June 29, 2021 - 2:56 PM
Environmental groups and First Nations say they are pleased the federal government is adding another proposed coal mine in Alberta s Rocky Mountains to the list of projects it will review. This decision should be applauded by all who believe environmental assessments should be inclusive, participatory processes,â said a statement from Ian Urquhart of the Alberta Wilderness Association.
On Monday, federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Montem Resources proposed Tent Mountain project should be reviewed by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada because it could release the contaminant selenium, an element commonly found in coal-bearing rock that is toxic to fish at high levels.
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Spoiler alert: this column doesn’t think much of the $90 Kananaskis Conservation Pass that Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon is introducing. But the minister was right in one key respect. His department should be “about managing demand and supporting environmental sustainability.” The conservation pass, unfortunately, is likely to disappoint on both counts.
Managing demand is where the pass should see some success. Based on the Washington state experience, the minister’s $90 annual vehicle fee should reduce the number of cars travelling to K-Country. In 2011, Washington introduced much more modest vehicle fees (annual: $30; daily: $10). State-wide, this pass reduced visits to parks by an average of seven million visits per year.
Author of the article: Canadian Press
Publishing date: May 10, 2021 • 5 days ago • 3 minute read • A woodland caribou picture taken in Jasper National Park. A last-ditch attempt to save some of Canada’s vanishing caribou herds is a step closer after a scientific review panel’s approval of a plan to permanently pen some animals in Jasper and breed them to repopulate other herds. Photo by Alberta Wilderness Association
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A last-ditch attempt to save some of Canada’s vanishing caribou herds is a step closer after a scientific review panel’s approval of a plan to permanently pen some animals in Jasper National Park and breed them to repopulate other herds.
Alberta must retract Forest Act before it becomes law: Treaty 8 grand chief edmontonjournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from edmontonjournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.