Coal policy reinstatement doesn’t impact planned Grassy Mountain mine
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Alberta government announced on Feb. 8 that it’s backtracking on its removal of the province’s…
Environment
Alberta backsteps and reinstates Coal Policy but protections still fall short
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In May 2020, the Alberta Government announced that they were removing blanket environmental protections – particularly…
Grassy Mountain debate pits band leadership against people
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – While opposition continues to mount against the controversial Grassy Mountain coal project that will create open-pit…
Keystone XL Pipeline cancellation impacts its First Nation investors in Alberta
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Mere hours after being sworn into office, 46th U.S. president Joe Biden revoked the permit for…
First Nations seek to intervene in court challenge of coal policy removal
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Bearspaw, Ermineskin and Whitefish First Nations are among those looking to intervene in a court…
Parks Canada submits plan to save Wood Buffalo National Park’s heritage status
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Wood Buffalo National Park is at risk of losing its National Heritage Status. The 44,000-square-kilometre park…
Darin Ladouceur’s journey from music to medicine – with good intent
By Dale Ladouceur, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Medicines that have been gifted to us from Creator can be elusive to those who do…
Phresh Health: Métis father-son duo’s sustainable disinfectant approved for use in U.S., Canada
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A Métis father-son duo in Edmonton have created an environmentally-sustainable disinfectant that has been approved for…
3NE celebrates completion of remote community solar farm in Fort Chipewyan
(Fort Chipewyan) -Three Nations Energy GP Inc. (3NE) is celebrating completion of their 2.2 MW DC solar farm in Fort Chipewyan Alberta – on time…
Trans Mountain re-route report submitted to Canada Energy Regulator
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Trans-mountain pipeline has submitted an application to the Canada Energy Regulator to see if the…