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Advocacy groups relieved at small budget increase to Alberta parks, but raise red flags


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Parks and wilderness advocates are relieved the provincial budget will boost operating funding for parks, but they are weary of the government’s plan to stretch every dollar on management and planning.
According to February’s budget, Alberta’s parks will see $81 million for operating expenses up from a previous budget of $76 million in 2020-21.
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That takes into account an expected extra $7.1 million from increased camping fees and increased visitors, but a $1.6 million cut to salaries, wages and benefits. According to the budget, the province expects to take in a total of $20 million extra in fees in environment and parks, including from various hikes to camping fees. ....

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Advocacy groups relieved at small budget increase to Alberta parks, but raise red flags

Advocacy groups relieved at small budget increase to Alberta parks, but raise red flags
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Opinion: What Alberta's public consultation on coal should look like


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“Committing to consult on a modernized policy” — that was the second shoe Energy Minister Sonya Savage dropped when she announced she was reinstating Alberta’s 1976 Coal Policy. The public’s demand to be consulted about coal mining was the accelerant for the firestorm of criticism the Kenney government endured after it quietly rescinded that policy last year.
What should the minister’s consultation commitment offer Albertans? Nothing less than the opportunity to determine the future of Alberta’s iconic Eastern Slopes. Public consultation should ask this question: “Should new coal surface mines be allowed anywhere in Alberta’s Rockies and foothills?” ....

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