Comparing water policy in northern Alberta and NWT
by Bruce McLean & Tim Heron Northern Alberta and NWT share more than just a border on a map. Weather moves across the invisible line on the landscape, and water flows downstream from the Peace...
View ArticlePine Point Mine – “This was our tar sands”
Lloyd Norn & Tom Unka Near the community of Fort Resolution, there was once a mining community called Pine Point. With a population of 2,000, Pine Point had a hockey arena, a golf course, and a...
View Article‘As Long As The Rivers Flow’ Conference Features World Class Heavy Hitters...
With a stacked line-up of big name guest speakers, organizers are hoping the conference will open "a conversation with Canadians about the current state of treaty relationships, and how we can move...
View ArticleFort Chip Looks Back on Conference in Fort McMurray
The 'As Long As The Rivers Flow' conference in Fort McMurray got a lot of attention, thanks in part to remarks from the Archbishop Desmond Tutu. But while headlines focused on the criticisms Tutu...
View ArticleWar on the Peace River – River Roundup
These stories have nothing to do with Site C, but should raise concerns among those living in the Peace River area, and certainly for those living downstream as well. They have to do with reportedly...
View Article“Broken Ground” a Fresh and Engaging Look at Resource Extraction in Alberta
Recently, the David Suzuki Foundation threw down the gauntlet on oil and gas fracking in Alberta with a project called “Broken Ground.” The project merges an eloquently written copy with high quality...
View ArticleThe NHL Just Dropped the Gloves on Climate Change, Ice Roads Risk Missing...
The NHL has released its first ever Sustainability Report, and dropped the gloves on climate change. This is why remote northern communities should take note. The post The NHL Just Dropped the Gloves...
View ArticleSWEEP Program Wading through Water in Latest Visit
Shawn MacKay is the environment coordinator for the Fort Resolution Métis Council. Shawn took some time out of his busy schedule this past week to talk to One River News about the Slave Watershed...
View ArticleNorthern agriculture initiative to receive federal boost
Back in August, during Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s annual northern tour, PMSH announced $2 million in federal funding to build a “permanent campus for the Northern Farm Training Institute” in Hay...
View ArticleCanadians Call Out Big Oil Lobbyists
On October 30, 2014, Keepers of the Athabasca organized a protest outside of the Suncor offices in downtown Calgary. The group presented Suncor with a petition, signed by 48,711 people that called on...
View Article
