The little community of Bragg Creek and its surrounding area has only about 3,000 residents but their efforts to stop the planned clear-cutting on the eastern slopes of Kananaskis have been monumental. ...
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Sometimes governments need a good target, even if it isn't the right one. The attack of Afghanistan by the U.S. is one example; another is the Alberta Government's use of the threat of the pine beetle...
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Ted Morton, Alberta Minister of Sustainable Development, has turned a deaf ear to pleas from thousands of Alberta residents to stop clear-cutting forests. He says the Forestry Management Agreement with...
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High winds gusting to more than 100 kilometers per hour struck part of the Bragg Creek area last night, slashing power and crashing trees into the ground. Some areas were hit harder than others, with power...
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This is a summary of last night's meeting reported by Doug Sephton, keeper of the Bragg Creek website, and one of the first "whistle-blowers" of the Spray Lakes clearcutting plans.
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Spray Lakes Sawmills has a forest management with the Alberta government that allows them to decide where and when they can clear-cut a forest. This policy must be revised or we will lose the beautiful...
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There will be a big meeting tonight in Bragg Creek, Alberta about Spray Lake Sawmills' plans to clearcut approximately 60% of the mature pine forests in the Kananaskis area. Residents will propose a plan for a...
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