University of Lethbridge study to examine state of water security in Alberta Métis communities
(Nov. 20, 2017) – For the vast majority of Canadians, the concept of not having readily available drinking water is literally foreign – something only…
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Beaver Lake Cree Nation goes solar
(October 24, 2017) – The Alberta government has partnered with Beaver Lake Cree Nation to install solar panel systems on three buildings to help lower…
Clearing the air: Partners take steps to improve air quality in Fort McKay
by Monica Hermary (AER) – Flying towards Fort McKay over the dense mass of trees, your eye can’t help but follow the curving Athabasca River…
Funding boosts Whitefish Lake First Nation economy
(October 18, 2017) – The Alberta government has partnered with Whitefish Lake First Nation to increase economic opportunities by expanding its heavy equipment operation. A…
Diverse groups opposed to Energy East celebrate project’s cancellation
(Oct. 5, 2017) – After four years of fighting to stop the proposed pipeline project, a network of environmental groups, First Nations, students, faith and…
NEB to hear oral traditional evidence on NGTL’s plans to abandon the Peace River Mainline
August 21, 2017 – Calgary – National Energy Board The National Energy Board (NEB) will hear oral traditional evidence from two Métis Nations on how…
Fort Nelson First Nation files for judicial review to protect threatened boreal caribou
FORT NELSON, BC–(Marketwired – July 18, 2017) – Fort Nelson First Nation (FNFN) has filed for a judicial review of the BC Oil and Gas Commission…
Southwest section of Calgary Ring Road to be renamed ‘Tsuut’ina Trail’
Calgary, Alberta July 10, 2017 – Today in Calgary, Lee Crowchild, Chief of the Tsuut’ina Nation along with government officials commemorated the start of construction…
Indigenous innovators lead the way in Solar Energy
by John Copley (ANNews) – On May 11, 2017 MacEwan University’s CN Theatre and the Solar Energy Society of Alberta (SESA) played host to a…
Indigenous voices support environmental monitoring in Alberta
(May 31, 2017) – Community-based monitoring and Indigenous knowledge will bolster Alberta’s approach to environmental science, thanks to a groundbreaking advisory panel. The Indigenous Wisdom…