Wood Buffalo National Park Press Release – March 11, 2020
Smith’s Landing First Nation, CPAWS, and the Alberta Wilderness Association are concerned with ongoing threats to Wood Buffalo National Park. Despite the welcome decision by Teck Resources to withdraw their mine, cumulative impacts from industrial development continue to threaten the health and world heritage status of the park. The Federal Government’s Wood Buffalo National Park Action Plan lists 142 significant actions that would improve the outlook for the park, however, no serious commitments to these actions have been shown as of yet. See the following press release for more detail.