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Coal in SW Alberta: What You Need to Know

CPAWS Southern Alberta hosts a panel discussion on open-pit mining, featuring voices from the conservation, indigenous and ranching communities. Guests will speak about the Grassy Mountain Coal project hearing, the cancellation of Alberta’s coal policy and the impacts of these changes/projects will have on their communities. Albertan Issue. Albertan Voices. Find the voices and presenters that you will hear from:

• Katie Morrison - CPAWS Southern Alberta

• Latasha Calf Robe - Niitsitapi Water Protectors

• Rachel Herbert - Trails End Beef

• Thana Boonlert - Protect Our Winters (Calgary Chapter)

• Moderated by: Dr. Katharine McGowan, Mount Royal University

RealTalk with Ryan Jespersen - Coal Round Table

Singer/songwriter Corb Lund, CPAWS Southern Alberta’s Katie Morrison, and consultant David Luff join Ryan Jespersen to update Albertans on the coal file in this week's Real Talk Round Table on the Real Talk podcast.

Coal Round Table starts at 43:12.

The Breakdown - Coal Mines with CPAWS

Alberta politics has often been referred to as divisive, but recently a conversation has started in Alberta that has united Albertans in way that we haven’t seen in a long time. With land designation changes and the fate of large areas of the Rockies as well as water quality being threatened, The Breakdown sat down with Katie Morrison, Conservation Director for the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) to get a better grasp of the history of what got us here, what the potential damage is to our wilderness and water supply and what people can do.

Niitsitapi Perspectives on Open-Pit Mining

On February 25 NWP hosted an online panel discussion to talk about the impacts of coal development in the SW Eastern Slopes from a Niitsitapi perspective. Panelists discuss their concerns, Indigenous connections to land, health, Treaty rights, the Duty to Consult and more. Guest, Becky Best-Bertwistle of CPAWS Southern Alberta starts the event with with a Coal 101. Panelists:

• Mike Bruised Head, Kainai First Nation

• Dr. Lana Potts Piikani First Nation

• Brooks Arcand-Paul Alexander First Nation

• Latasha Calf Robe, Kainai First Nation

Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs livestream

When you think of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains, including the Oldman Watershed in Southern Alberta, you probably think of scenic mountaintops, rolling foothills and clear blue streams. You probably don’t think of decommissioned parks or open-pit coal mines, but that’s exactly what the future could hold. On June 1, 2020, the Government of Alberta rescinded the provincial Coal Policy, created in 1976, restricting open pit coal mining and coal exploration in Alberta’s most environmentally sensitive areas in the Rocky Mountains.

SACPA invites Katie Morrison onto their speaker series to discuss the impacts of coal mining in Alberta.