Indigenous leaders denounce Alberta's plans to alter water management

Indigenous leaders denounce Alberta's plans to alter water management

Oil industry and province discuss merging regulation of Athabasca and Peace River basins

Beyond Local: Indigenous leaders denounce Alberta's plans to alter water management

Concerns are mounting over Alberta's proposed changes to its Water Act, with critics warning of increased water scarcity and the potential for environmental harm.

There’s No Substitute for Water - Nature Alberta

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Indigenous leaders denounce Alberta's plans to alter water management - The Turtle Island News

By Eric Bowling, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, NWT News/North Former Tthebatthie Denesuline (Smith’s Landing) chief Gerry Cheezie is not mincing words about plans between the Alberta government and Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) to change the legal framework governing the watersheds of Northern Alberta that feed into the Northwest Territories. “When we signed Treaty 8 on July 17, 1899, there was no talk about Alberta,…