The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) has requested additional information be added to Alberta Transportation’s June 14 response to the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir Project (SR1) information requests. In its July 16 letter to Alberta Transportation, CEAA cites five overarching issues that occur in the 8,000-page response. “not all of the information provided in response to our original requests are sufficient for the purpose of moving forward with the environmental assessment.” […]

Last day of Springbank Project public comment period   Today is the last day the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency will accept public comments on the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir Project environmental assessment.    If you haven’t already written in, please do. It will only take a moment to get your thoughts typed out and hit send!   The easiest way to write in is via email to CEAA.Springbank.ACEE@ceaa-acee.gc.ca. You can also send in your feedback via post.   […]

Calgarians voice their opinion in support of Springbank Project   We are fast approaching the June 15 deadline for public comments on the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir Project environmental assessment.    To those who have already written into the CEAA with your opinions: thank-you! We appreciate your strong words and commitment to this important cause.   We’ve compiled a few of the submissions that were shared with us; a few quotes […]

Deadline for your feedback is June 15 – don’t miss it!   The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency’s (CEAA) public open houses wrapped up last week, however, the 45 day period for public input will remain open until the (extended) June 15 deadline.   Your silence is as good as a vote against Springbank.    You better believe opponents of the Springbank project will be relentless in their feedback to the CEAA. We […]

Submit your public feedback before June 15, 2018 deadline.   1. Draft your comments. We’ve included a sample letter for you below.   2. Send your comments to the CEAA via post or email:   Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir Project Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Canada Place
 9700 Jasper Avenue, Suite 1145 Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4C3   Email: CEAA.Springbank.ACEE@ceaa-acee.gc.ca   3. Encourage others to do the same by sharing this image on your social […]

Draft letter to CEAA available for download   It has come to our attention that our link to the pre-populated letter to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) did not work for all recipients. We apologize for the inconvenience.   You can download the full letter by clicking here or copy-paste from below.   Public feedback can be submitted via email or post as follows:   Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir Project […]

Call to action: Provide comments to CEAA on Springbank Project environmental impact    The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) has accepted the revised Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir, submitted by Alberta Transportation on March 29, 2018.   The CEAA now invites public comments on the potential environmental effects of the project and the proposed measures to prevent or mitigate those effects as described in the EIA, deadline May 31, 2018.   After a […]

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency outlines deficiencies in Environmental Impact Statement, additional information requested   One of the risks to the Springbank Project never being built is that delays in the environmental regulatory process will slowly kill the project over time. This week, we received word of one such delay.   In a letter addressed to Alberta Transportation (the Springbank Project proponent), the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) outlined 24 areas where […]