Earlier this year, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) invited public comments on the potential environmental effects of the Springbank Project and on the proposed measures to prevent or mitigate those effects as described in the EIA.   The CEAA received over 700 public comments, which are all now publicly available online here.   We’ve read through some of the comments and although most of what we read were copy-paste letters, there were also […]

Speakers to present on watershed management and planning at Bow River Basin Council forum   The Bow River Basin Council‘s next forum has been announced and will include presentations on water management and watershed planning.   Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 Time: 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Location: TransAlta Auditorium, 110 12 Avenue Southwest Details: Event is free to attend. Registration limited.   For a full list of speakers and to register, click here.   The Bow River Basin […]

CEAA submits information request, regulatory clock paused, and our thoughts   As part of its review of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir Project, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) is able to submit requests seeking additional information to supplement their review.   On June 29, the CEAA submitted an information request to Alberta Transportation with 16 questions detailing gaps in the information contained in the EIS and/or […]