Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation

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Opposition NDP, First Nation chief demand public review of Alberta Energy Regulator

Alberta's New Democrat Opposition and a prominent First Nations leader are calling for a review of the province's energy regulator to be held in public, with public input.

By Bob Weber | News, Politics | November 28th 2023

Canada is going all in on carbon capture. Is anyone paying attention to the risks?

When a CO2 pipeline fails, it fails catastrophically, putting the lives of people at risk. Will there be a reckoning with safety as governments plot a massive expansion of CO2 pipes?

By John Woodside | Analysis, Energy | October 11th 2023

Oilsands spill response report gets a fail from angry MPs

Some MPs on the federal environment committee say a third-party review of the Alberta Energy Regulator's response to the Kearl tailings spill leaves more questions than answers.

By Natasha Bulowski | News, Politics, Ottawa Insider | September 29th 2023

Chief Allan Adam sits looking out the window with some hotel greenery in the background

‘Prepare for court,’ ACFN chief tells Alberta Energy Regulator

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam is telling the Alberta Energy Regulator to “prepare for court” after a third-party report commissioned by the regulator found it responded responsibly to oilsands tailings pond spill and seepage incidents at Imperial Oil’s Kearl site. He told the regulator on Sept. 26 that he does not accept the report.

By Natasha Bulowski | News, Politics, Ottawa Insider | September 27th 2023

ACFN Chief Allan Adam sits at a table in the House of Commons committee room, waiting for the meeting to start.

Handling of oilsands tailings spill is environmental racism, plain and simple

The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, like many Indigenous communities, disproportionately bears the brunt of climate change impacts despite having contributed minimally to global greenhouse gas emissions.

Opinion

By Rosa Galvez | Opinion | July 12th 2023

Aajimwnaang Resource Centre right across the street from the Chemical Valley. Photo by TheKurgan / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

New environmental law moved the needle, but how it protects ‘sacrifice zones’ is unclear

Reforms to Canada’s leading environmental law are finally here, but it's only the beginning for front-line communities.

By Matteo Cimellaro | News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | June 15th 2023

Ron Quintal fought Fort McMurray’s megafire ‘The Beast’. Now he’s back in smoke

Ever since fighting “The Beast” — a massive system of wildfires that devastated Fort McMurray and swept through northern Alberta in 2016 — Ron Quintal says his “anxiety level goes from zero to 100 in a matter of minutes” at that telltale sign of smoke.

Canada burns

By Natasha Bulowski | News | June 9th 2023

A large wildfire burns this handout image provided by the Government of Alberta and posted on their social media page. Handout photo by Government of Alberta- Alberta Wilfire

Fire forces evacuation of Northern Alberta community of Fort Chipewyan

A hamlet in northern Alberta has been placed under an evacuation order as a wildfire burns nearby.

By The Canadian Press | News | May 31st 2023

Imperial Oil execs (from left) Helga Shield, manager of environment regulatory and socioeconomic, Brad Corsen, president and CEO, and Simon Younger, senior VP of upstream. Photo by Natasha Bulowski

Imperial execs testify on toxic tailings leak as Parliament Hill protesters call for accountability

Imperial Oil’s president and CEO described the failure to alert downstream communities to toxic oilsands tailings leaks as a “communication breakdown” during his testimony on Parliament Hill Thursday.

By Natasha Bulowski & John Woodside | News, Energy, Politics, Ottawa Insider | April 21st 2023

Suncor is reporting the release of six million litres of water from a pond on its Fort Hills oilsands mine that exceeded guidelines for sediment. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Suncor reports release from sediment pond on Alberta oilsands mine

In a note to area First Nations, the Alberta Energy Regulator says the water is from a pond used to settle suspended solids in surface water collected from parts of the site that haven't been mined. Once the sediments settle, the water is emptied into a creek that drains into the Athabasca River.

By Bob Weber | News | April 18th 2023

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