Beyond Local

Albertans also voted to continue to change their clocks each fall and spring

“Without action, the only two caribou herds remaining entirely within Jasper will disappear."

The Opposition NDP said it plans to hold the government to account for failing to act in the summer and allowing a renewed surge of COVID-19 cases.

New COVID vaccine QR codes require businesses and services to download verifier app.

“I fully believe that if you don't see diversity on the ballot, you won't see diversity on council. That's a given,” said Lisa Holmes, former president of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association and former mayor of Morinville.

Commissioner Steve Allan said while he found that at least $1.28 billion flowed into Canadian environmental charities from the United States between 2003 and 2019, only a small portion of that has been directed against the oilsands.

Alberta remains under gathering restrictions for indoor and outdoor events, and Hinshaw said it’s important to stick to those limits at Halloween.

Past policies "left too much control of the forest operations in the hands of the private sector" and limited the province's ability to fight climate change, protect old-growth forests and share benefits with Indigenous and local communities, said Katrine Conroy.

The report identifies several vulnerable sectors, including oil and gas extraction and industries that support that, emissions-intensive manufacturing, transportation, equipment manufacturing, mining, and quarrying. 

“It’s important for us to know how our actions as a community are being effective, or not effective, in keeping bears out of town and hopefully reducing the number of relocated bears."