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Completing projects

Before any new projects are approved, old ones public and private who have been decommissioned and/or abandoned need to be properly and fully dealt with including monies owed for proper closure of equipment and all land rehabilitation received with inspection that sites have been dealt with and properly completed. Going forward, for future projects, the cost to properly decommission and rehabilitate a site need to be collected as part of the approval process and held in a registered account that will only be accessed when either project is complete and/or company forfeits control with the assurance that if the damage is greater than what was foreseen then the company will be held responsible. Current abandoned projects should be dealt with before we take any new risk as companies have been proven to be very unreliable.

Environmental degradation impacts the health and wellbeing of Albertans; especially Indigenous Albertans

Environmental degradation is not an abstract policy concern, it is a direct threat to the physical, mental, emotional, and cultural well‑being of Indigenous peoples across Alberta. When lands, waters, and ecosystems are damaged, the impacts are not limited to wildlife or landscapes. They are carried in the bodies, minds, and daily lives of the people whose identities, food systems, and cultural practices are inseparable from the land.1. Physical Health ImpactsEnvironmental degradation contributes to a wide range of physical health harms for Indigenous communities, including:Contaminated air, water, and soilIndustrial emissions, wildfire smoke, tailings, spills, and cumulative pollution increase exposure to Fine…

Co-op Agreement

Absolutely bloody NOT! Environmental assessment is already a very weakened tool as it is wielded by various governments. It is far too biased toward an unsustainable/broken economic model by political influence and the self-serving influence of industry lobbyists. I know this from 33 years experience of fed service in the environmental protection business with a large portion served in Alberta. The natural environment is THE MOST IMPORTANT element in sustaining health for all life and as such MUST be primary focus for all project assessment. Alberta in particular has demonstrated a near complete lack of concern for environmental sustainability and…

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