Canada’s regulatory system is broken. It’s what we’ve experienced the last six years, and it’s what former MLA for Calgary-Elbow Greg Clark discussed in his letter to the Calgary Herald this week. As we commemorate the sixth anniversary of the 2013 Southern Alberta Floods, we reflect on how far we’ve come but also on how far we’ve yet to go. “Both [previous] governments, and now the UCP, have followed the […]
Alberta Transportation submits responses to SR1 information requests
On Friday, Alberta Transportation announced that its responses to the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) information requests had been submitted. In the 8,000-page response, the ministry answers nearly 600 questions collected from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA), Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB), and Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP). The work to answer these questions has been ongoing since June 2018, when the first information requests were […]
Opponents continue to push McLean Creek Reservoir, but here’s why it was rejected
“Opponents believe the change in government will give them another shot at convincing politicians to reconsider.” That’s what CBC Calgary reported in their article Proposed Springbank reservoir faces renewed, invigorated opposition and in their news broadcast (video at 16:30) last week. But the facts haven’t changed. The Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1) was chosen as (and still is) the superior project for the Province to move forward with. “The Springbank project […]