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Constructive fraud and permanent devastating impacts of strip-mining Alberta’s watersheds

The Edmonton Chapter stands with the Onoway River Valley Conservation Association in their 25 years long battle to protect the environmental integrity of the Sturgeon River Valley aquifer. This aquifer is delineated by the extensive sand and gravel deposits along the prehistoric Onoway River Valley pre-glacial channels found under the current Sturgeon River. Alberta’s strip-miningContinue reading “Constructive fraud and permanent devastating impacts of strip-mining Alberta’s watersheds”

What’s up with Tarsands Tailings?

Links to information about Northern Alberta tarsands tailings problem: Keepers of the Water: An indigenous led organization active on the tailings issue: https://www.keepersofthewater.ca/ Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS): https://cpawsnab.org/our-work/oil-sands-tailings/ Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) water studies: https://acfn.com/initiatives/ Tailings Leaflet: https://edmontoncouncilofcanadians.ca/2025/09/20/draw-the-line-on-toxic-tar-sands-pollution/

DRAW THE LINE ON TOXIC TAR SANDS POLLUTION

Size: The oilsands tailings contain 1.5 trillion litres of waste fluids and cover 300 square kilometers. Toxicity and Harm: The tailings contain over 100 toxins that escape into the air, land, and water, harming plants, birds and other animals and aquatic life. The toxins pose long-term risks to biodiversity, disrupting food chains and habitats. “TheContinue reading “DRAW THE LINE ON TOXIC TAR SANDS POLLUTION”

Join Draw the Line Edmonton

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025 at 03:00 pm, Churchill Square Global day of action for justice, peace, climate, migrant & Indigenous rights, and more. This action is being supported and organized by a large spectrum of different organizations. The Edmonton Chapter will carry signs and hand out leaflets about Tarsands Tailings Harm and more.

Prairie Water : Sovereignty, Scarcity and Conservation

June 4, 2025 – 7 pm Join the The Council of Canadians Edmonton Chapter for our June 4 webinar on threats to our prairie water, existing legal protections and opportunities to better conserve it. The Council of Canadians Edmonton Chapter will present an Expert Panel Webinar on prairie water with speakers from hydrology, law, agricultureContinue reading “Prairie Water : Sovereignty, Scarcity and Conservation”