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Northback Holdings Corporation submitted their proposals for a coal exploration program and new drilling permits to the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) on August 31 and September 5, 2023. These applications included requests for a Coal Exploration Program, a Deep Drill Permit, and a Temporary Diversion License, all aimed at collecting site ...
Natural Resources Conservation Board Act (NRCBA) [3] "The purpose of this Act is to provide for an impartial process to review projects that will or may affect the natural resources of Alberta in order to determine whether, in the Board’s opinion, projects are in the public interest, having regard to the social and economic effects of the projects and the effect of the projects on the ...
The Alberta coal policy controversy is a complex legal and environmental dispute concerning coal mining in Alberta, Canada, particularly in the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains. The controversy began when the United Conservative Party (UCP) government rescinded the 1976 Coal Policy in June 2020, which had protected sensitive areas from ...
The Ministry of Forestry and Parks (MFP) is a creation of the Alberta government. As of July 2024, it was led by Todd Loewen and its mandate was "To grow Alberta's manufactured wood products and forestry sector, preserving and managing Alberta's public lands and provincial parks." [1] [2] [3]
Alberta's system of provincial parks began with the striking of a committee on parks by then Premier J. E. Brownlee in 1929. This led to the passage of the Provincial Parks and Protected Areas Act in 1930 and the formation of the Provincial Board of Management to oversee the system.
This park is within Alberta's Rocky Mountains. The park was originally named Kananaskis Provincial Park, but was renamed after Peter Lougheed, premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985, when he retired in 1986. [1] One of the largest provincial parks in Alberta, it encompasses 304 square kilometres (117 sq mi) around Kananaskis Lakes.
Alberta's provincial parks and protected areas are managed by Alberta Parks and Alberta Government's ministry of Alberta Environment and Parks whose mandate is to protect the province's natural landscapes in Alberta. As of December 2023, the province of Alberta manages 77 provincial parks and 34 wildland provincial parks.
Alberta Forestry, Parks and Tourism Bluerock Wildland Provincial Park is a wildland provincial park located in Kananaskis Improvement District , Alberta , Canada . It was established on 24 July 2001 [ 4 ] and has an area of 12,719.59 hectares (31,430.79 acres; 49.11 sq mi). [ 3 ]