Enforcement ramps up to protect public land
Alberta is protecting parks and public land by increasing enforcement on violations like mud-bogging, littering, and unattended campfires.
View ArticleProvincial campgrounds get funding boost
Alberta’s provincial parks will receive $54.2 million this year for improvements to campgrounds, new picnic tables and improved infrastructure.
View ArticleNew energy rebates mean big cost savings
Businesses, non-profit organizations and institutions can save hundreds of dollars annually with a new energy efficiency rebate program.
View ArticleCanmore gets heightened flood protection
The Government of Alberta is investing an additional $10.3 million to protect homes, businesses and infrastructure in Canmore.
View ArticleIndigenous voices support environmental monitoring
Community-based monitoring and Indigenous knowledge will bolster Alberta’s approach to environmental science, thanks to a groundbreaking advisory panel.
View ArticlePublic input sought on caribou planning
Albertans have a new opportunity to shape woodland caribou range planning, prior to federal deadlines for a plan to protect the threatened species.
View ArticleCN fined $125,000 for environmental offences
Violations under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act have resulted in a fine and creative sentencing order against the Canadian National Railway Company.
View ArticleOil Sands Advisory Group reaches consensus on first phase of work
The Government of Alberta has received the first round of consensus advice from its Oil Sands Advisory Group (OSAG).
View ArticleSun rises on solar rebates
The beginning of summer marks the official launch of Energy Efficiency Alberta’s $36-million Residential and Commercial Solar Program.
View ArticleWhirling disease lab opens in Vegreville
The Alberta government is taking action on whirling disease by opening Canada’s first laboratory exclusively dedicated to testing for and preventing the disease.
View ArticleWhirling disease in Red Deer watershed
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has declared the Red Deer River watershed infected with whirling disease.
View ArticleKananaskis revitalized by funding boost
Visitors to Kananaskis this long weekend will enjoy improved campsites, upgraded infrastructure and more parking.
View ArticleLow river flows prompt advisory for Alberta anglers
Anglers are requested to voluntarily restrict angling activities to early mornings because of significantly low river flows and higher-than-normal water temperatures so fish experience less stress.
View ArticleAlberta families invited to Parks Day festivities
More than 30 Alberta provincial parks and recreation areas will celebrate Parks Day on Saturday with free family-friendly activities, events and performances.
View ArticleCastle parks improvements underway
New picnic tables, an expanded day-use area and 184 refurbished campsites are now open in Alberta’s new Castle parks.
View ArticleParks enforcement boosts cleanup efforts
As the August long weekend approaches, enforcement officials are reminding Albertans to call the Report a Poacher hotline to report serious public land abuses.
View ArticleReport addresses flood resilience in Bow basin
The province has begun implementing the advice from a report that identifies ways to improve flood resilience in Calgary and better manage water throughout the Bow River basin.
View ArticleCompany pleads guilty to Public Lands Act charge
An Edmonton construction firm has been fined $20,000 for failing to comply with an order to vacate public lands near Fort McMurray.
View ArticleEdmonton company ordered to restore public lands
The Alberta government has issued a Water Act enforcement order to Associated Aggregates Inc.
View ArticleAlberta joins Canada-wide celebration of trails
Ricardo Miranda, Minister of Culture and Tourism, and Shannon Phillips, Minister of Environment and Parks, issued the following statements to highlight the province’s support for recreational trails:
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