Alberta Forestry

• Ottawa investigating logging company over bridge in Alberta’s Kananaskis Country

  Spray Lake Sawmills is building the bridge over the Highwood River in Kananaskis Country in order to reach a large swath of forest slated to be clear cut.

  Canada

  Aug 30, 2023
  
• 2 missing hikers found dead at bottom of ridge near Coleman, Alta.

  The bodies of two missing men who had been hiking in the Rocky Mountains were found Thursday at the bottom of a ridge at Mount Coulthard.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2023
  
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• Cabins destroyed in northern Alberta wildfire: ‘I’m terribly sorry’

  The chief of Mikisew Cree First Nation said some homes have been destroyed by a wildfire that's burning near Fort Chipewyan in northern Alberta.

  Canada

  Jun 2, 2023
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• Charges laid in series of intentionally set Alberta wildfires, residential arsons

  An investigation began last August after several wildfires in the Hilda Lake, Cold Lake Provincial Park, Ardmore and Cherry Grove areas were found to have been intentionally set.

  Crime

  May 4, 2023
• Alberta splits wildlife management into hunting, fishing and everything else

  No one from Alberta Environment and Protected Areas or Alberta Forestry, Parks and Tourism immediately responded to a request for comment on the rationale behind the change.

  Environment

  Feb 28, 2023
• ‘Nothing unusual’: Alberta MLA sees no conflict of interest in taking over wildlife rules

  An Alberta cabinet minister says he's working with lawyers and the province's ethics commissioner over concerns about possible changes to his department's responsibilities.

  Economy

  Feb 17, 2023
• Alberta group worries new cabinet could threaten environmental protections for parks

  Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society says the new structure could mean parks intended to provide environmental protection will be managed for tourism or industrial activities.

  Environment

  Oct 26, 2022
• Wildfire group training First Nation and Métis firefighters after 4-year hiatus

  After a four-year break, a wildfire group is back training First Nation and Métis firefighters the ins and outs of battling blazes.

  Features

  Oct 29, 2021
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• Concerns raised over new forest management agreement in Alberta

  "The government was previously doing this and now it will be taken over by a private company and there will be less transparency."

  Environment

  Jul 21, 2021
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• ‘There were embers everywhere’: Security cameras show home nearly lost to Tomahawk wildfire

  An evacuation order was issued after a wildfire sprung up Thursday afternoon west of the hamlet of Tomahawk — which is located just southwest of Wabamun Lake.

  Canada

  May 10, 2021