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One River, Many Relations goes on TOUR!

Posted by: Chris Klassen October 21, 2015 Comments Off on One River, Many Relations goes on TOUR!
One River, Many Relations goes on TOUR!
The time has come! One River, Many Relations is going on tour and screening for the public. We’ve got plans for a short film tour that’s coming up soon, stopping in Winnipeg on November 2nd, London ON on November 4th,...
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Alberta to Discuss Oilsands with Aboriginal Chiefs

Posted by: Jonathan November 14, 2014 Comments Off on Alberta to Discuss Oilsands with Aboriginal Chiefs
Alberta to Discuss Oilsands with Aboriginal Chiefs
Our health report was featured on Global TV’s coverage of new discussions between Premier Prentice and local aboriginal Chiefs. Lawsuits, reviews, and health studies initiated by local communities have put extreme pressure on the federal and provincial government to come to...
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APTN Features: One River Many Relations

Posted by: Jonathan November 10, 2014 Comments Off on APTN Features: One River Many Relations
APTN Features: One River Many Relations
APTN's InFocus features the Environmental and Human Health Implications of Athabasca Oil Sands health study that links environmental contaminants, from regional development like the oilsands, with the degrading health of local communities.
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Little Known “Feeder” Pipeline - Vital To Tar Sands Expansion - Being Quietly Rammed Through Approvals Say First Nations

Posted by: Michael Tyas July 15, 2014 Comments Off on Little Known “Feeder” Pipeline - Vital To Tar Sands Expansion - Being Quietly Rammed Through Approvals Say First Nations
Little Known “Feeder” Pipeline – Vital To Tar Sands Expansion – Being Quietly Rammed Through Approvals Say First Nations
“Grand Rapids would provide the main feed from the source for other major pipeline projects, but the new Alberta Energy Regulator and the Alberta Consultation Office has decided the project is minimal impact, with no need to consult with our First Nation. It’s a disgusting misuse of power and poor policy,” said Chief Allan Adam of the ACFN.
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Athabasca Chipewyan Knew that Cracked Caprock Could Cause Bitumen Leaks in Cold Lake - Company Finally Agrees

Posted by: Meagan July 11, 2014 Comments Off on Athabasca Chipewyan Knew that Cracked Caprock Could Cause Bitumen Leaks in Cold Lake - Company Finally Agrees
Athabasca Chipewyan Knew that Cracked Caprock Could Cause Bitumen Leaks in Cold Lake – Company Finally Agrees
“They’ve been super-heating and pressurizing the ground for the last decade now in that region and lo and behold, something has happened and they have no idea how to control it,” says Eriel Deranger, communications coordinator for ACFN. “They don’t know the long-term impacts of these projects and this is a prime example that government and industry don’t have the foresight or the technology to back up their assumptions of what these projects will really do to the land, environment and ultimately the people.”
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