CALGARY As the province gets set to open up COVID-19 immunizations to every adult in Alberta, some elected officials are keeping tight-lipped on their vaccine decisions. CTV News has reached out to all 87 Alberta MLAs to ask about their vaccination plans. Nineteen of those MLAs have refused to answer the question, even after repeated calls and emails. Of those 19, 18 are members of the United Conservative Party caucus. The other MLA, Lesser Slave Lake s Pat Rehn, was recently kicked out of the party.
Odd MLAs out Every other respondent including all 24 NDP MLAs and 38 other UCP MLAs said they have either already received a shot or they plan to get one soon.
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Get your binoculars out spring is a wonderful time for birdwatching.
Every spring, thousands of tiny songbirds make the return journey from South America to the boreal forest near Lesser Slave Lake, Alta.
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For birdwatchers and bird researchers, few things are more exciting than migration season. Several years ago, at the Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory, I watched researchers doing visible migration counts, capturing, banding and releasing birds. It was fascinating. Later, my husband and I took a walk through the boreal forest on the Songbird Trail. We were surrounded by such a phenomenal chorus of birdsong that we stopped partway, closed our eyes and just listened.
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Publishing date: Apr 13, 2021 • 4 hours ago • 7 minute read • • IMG 000.00 – View from Misery Mountain shows approximate area at the confluence of Heart and Peace rivers where David Thompson was said to have camped in the early 1800s. Note: three bridges over the Heart River. The pedestrian bridge leads to the Peace River Museum, Archives and Mackenzie Centre on the right bank of the Heart. Photo by SUPPLIED
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The “great advantage” Charlotte Small provided David Thompson as she accompanied her husband on his exploration and surveying endeavours was not only that of her pleasant personality and Métis heritage, but also her linguistic attributes. She spoke French and Cree and was able to decipher related dialects of the tribes they met along the way. “She moved easily among them and was more readily trusted, for although her father was a lowland Scot, Charlotte’s appearance was that of her moth
Grizzly bears thriving in Alberta, science-based estimates show
Alberta Environment and Parks estimates the total number of grizzlies in the province is between 856 and 973. In 2010, when grizzlies were listed as a threatened species in Alberta, the provincial population estimate was been 700 and 800 bears.
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Grizzly bear in fall colours in the Canadian Rockies.(John E. Marriott, EXPOSED Wildlife Conservancy)
Efforts to help the Alberta grizzly bear population recover are working and the province now has between 856 and 973 grizzlies, according to Alberta Environment and Parks.
In 2010, the year grizzlies were listed as a threatened species in Alberta, the provincial population estimate was been 700 and 800.