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62-449: Alberta's provincial government under Premier Rachel Notley is proposing the new park as one way among many of "diversifying Alberta's economy through tourism. The proposed area to be set aside near Rocky Mountain House is "about the size of Rhode Island " and is the largest of four proposals for "new or expanded" parks. "In November, Alberta's NDP proposed four provincial parks, including

124-599: A successor was elected on June 22 . On June 22, 2024 Notley was succeeded as leader of the Alberta NDP by Naheed Nenshi , and was succeeded as Leader of the Opposition by Christina Gray on June 24, 2024. "My parents taught me that an NDPer in Alberta has to work three times harder than any other politician to earn votes. It's a lesson I won't forget." Rachel Notley on her parents' influence in 2007 Notley

186-462: A "foreign-funded" organizations meddling in the Alberta's affairs. In May 2018, the NDP government announced that Alberta was going to "create the largest protected area of boreal forest in the world by setting aside four new provincial parks and expanding another along its northeastern borders". With the announcement of the potential creation of Bighorn Wildland Provincial Park, concerns were raised that

248-401: A Call for Renewed Commitment to Nature Conservation", was submitted as evidence to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. The CPAWS parks program director, Alison Woodley, and Sabine Jessen, CPAWS' national director of their oceans program, were invited expert witnesses in discussions at a May 5, 2016 meeting of the House of Commons of Canada. From

310-669: A January 7, 2019 article in The Globe and Mail , some residents of Rocky Mountain House , a town of 7,000, led by United Conservative Party (UCP) Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (MLA) for Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre , Jason Nixon , oppose the creation of the park. Nixon said that the plan is a "foreign-funded plot to wall off the back country to Albertans who call the region home". "Alberta Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips issued

372-553: A communications representative for the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and a campaign strategist for the party. The wedding ceremony was conducted by Tim Stevenson on Indian Arm . She lives with him and their two children in the historic district of Old Strathcona in south-central Edmonton. Notley is a cyclist, jogger, and skier, as well as a reformed smoker. After law school, Notley articled for Edmonton labour lawyer Bob Blakely, and went on to work for

434-665: A focus on revitalizing Canadian's appreciation of wilderness parks. For many years, NPPAC published the Park News: The Journal of the National and Provincial Parks Association of Canada —an "outlet for a variety of articles on Canadian parks that will be of interest to the general public." For more than 50 years it has championed the protection of Canada's forests, waters, and parks, with a focus on protecting large, connected areas. To date, CPAWS has succeeded in helping to protect over 50 million hectares. CPPAWS' vision

496-402: A later image surfaced which was considered to be homophobic , something which Notley apologized for on behalf of the party. Notley was sworn in as the 17th premier of Alberta along with her cabinet on May 24, 2015. Her twelve-member cabinet was the smallest in the country, containing only 14% of the legislature's members. The swearing-in ceremony was a public event, held on the steps of

558-646: A park." By 2017, the Y2Y project included "300 partner groups" and had "expanded its protected land into a 3,500-kilometre-long corridor that stretches from southern Wyoming to northern Yukon". In January 2018, "Hops and Headwaters" in support of a campaign to protect the headwaters of the Bighorn Backcountry" was held in Edmonton. It was criticized for its alleged association with Y2Y and Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), described by critics as

620-593: A series of floor crossings and mass defections, most pundits and commentators felt that the PCs had a good shot at winning their thirteenth consecutive majority in the Legislature. With strong polling in Edmonton, some felt the Alberta NDP would form the official opposition. By the middle of the campaign, however, pollsters began predicting a three-way race between the Progressive Conservatives,

682-471: A statement Saturday announcing the cancellation of upcoming public information sessions in Drayton Valley, Edmonton, Red Deer and Sundre." Rachel Notley Rachel Anne Notley MLA ECA (born April 17, 1964) is a Canadian politician who was the 17th premier of Alberta from 2015 to 2019. She sits as the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Edmonton-Strathcona . She

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744-438: Is half the size of the country. But its marine ecosystems tend to be out of sight and out of mind, and they are in serious trouble. CPAWS' long-term goal is for Canada to complete a national network of marine protected areas that protect at least half of Canada's oceans, with an objective to meet the international target of protecting at least 10% of coastal and marine areas by 2020. Campaign Examples Grasslands are some of

806-836: Is hundreds of kilometres to the east, is located in the proposed region. The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) has indicated this region along with several others, as one that could "help Canada meet conservation targets under the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity . Consultations on the four proposed parks will end in February 2019. "In an open letter that Phillips posted on Facebook, she specifically expressed her disappointment at United Conservative Party MLA Jason Nixon's "inaccurate statements" and "misinformation." "Two telephone town hall sessions will be scheduled so people in Drayton Valley and Red Deer can ask government officials questions about

868-442: Is the largest territory of protected boreal forest in the world. Syncrude contributed $ 2.3 million to the project. The NDP made revisions reforms and implemented new services to public health and well-being services. In 2018, the NDP proposed legislature Bill 9 to enforce 50 metre buffer zones around abortion clinics in Alberta to ban harassment by pro-life activists against users and personnel of these facilities. Coverage for

930-476: Is to keep at least half of Canada's public land and water wild – forever. As a national charity with 13 chapters, over 50,000 supporters, and hundreds of volunteers, CPAWS works collaboratively with governments, local communities, industry, and indigenous peoples to protect Canada's public land and water. CPAWS has submitted reports to the federal government related to a number of its key program areas. Their 2016 report subtitled, "Protecting Canada's National Parks

992-479: Is working to protect In 2015, Mountain Equipment Coop (MEC) partnered with CPAWS as the project sponsor for the "MEC Big Wild Challenge" to encourage people to connect more with nature by being more active outdoors. This included a challenge for individuals to complete a specific Trail Run on September 19 in participating municipalities or to design their own outdoors in nature challenge. The overall goal

1054-477: The 2019 provincial election , the NDP government was defeated by the United Conservative Party , making Notley the Opposition leader. In the 2023 provincial election , the NDP made large gains but failed to form government, with Notley continuing as Opposition leader. On January 16, 2024, Notley announced her plans to step down as leader of the Alberta NDP, but she would remain leader until

1116-553: The Alberta Legislature Building in front of a large crowd of spectators while a folk band played the national anthem and free popsicles and food were distributed from food trucks . The government's first throne speech was read by Lieutenant Governor Lois Mitchell on June 15, 2015. The speech announced three bills intended to ban corporate and union donations to political parties and to increase taxes on large corporations and high income earners, ending

1178-604: The Métis community. On November 22, 2015, Notley unveiled Alberta's updated climate change strategy, in time for the COP 21 conference in Paris. The plan included an economy-wide carbon price starting in 2017 and a cap on emissions from the oil sands. The plan also included a phase-out of coal-fired electricity by 2030, a 10-year goal to halve methane emissions , as well as incentives for renewable energy. In November 2016, $ 1.4 billion

1240-571: The United Nurses of Alberta . Notley did volunteer work with the Strathcona Community League in 2006, assisting with a drive to garner support for the installation of sidewalks in east Strathcona. In 1991, Notley led the election-planning subcommittee for the Alberta NDP. However, the party lost in the 1993 provincial election and was shut out of the legislature. In 2000, after the resignation of Pam Barrett as

1302-649: The University of Alberta when her father died on October 19, 1984. After attending a large party she received a call at four in the morning from Tom Sigurdson, her father's executive assistant, stating that there had been a plane crash and that she should return home. This was not the first accident her father had been in; as part of his frequent trips across the province he had already been in several other plane accidents as well as an automobile collision with an elk . Fellow NDP MLA and future Alberta NDP leader Ray Martin later called to confirm to Notley that her father

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1364-444: The flat tax rate that had been in place since the premiership of Ralph Klein . Both of these proposals were promised as part of the Alberta NDP's election platform. That same day Notley also announced the creation of a seventeen-member all-party committee tasked to look into ways to improve government accountability in areas such as whistleblower protection, electioneering, and conflicts of interest. The government also reached out to

1426-402: The Alberta NDP caucus after a series of controversial postings by Drever were discovered on social media websites such as Instagram and Facebook . Notley had previously announced that she had directed Drever, as a result of the media attention, to create a plan to improve education on violence against women, particularly outreach to groups working with vulnerable young women. This was before

1488-452: The Alberta NDP leader and MLA for Edmonton-Highlands, Notley re-entered Alberta provincial politics. She travelled to Edmonton to assist Brian Mason in retaining the seat for the Alberta NDP. In October 2006, she was nominated by acclamation as the Alberta NDP candidate in the provincial constituency of Edmonton-Strathcona , succeeding former Alberta NDP leader Raj Pannu . The event was attended by then Federal NDP leader Jack Layton . She

1550-484: The Alberta NDP, and the Wildrose Party. Notley had managed to capitalize on the unpopularity of the PCs' budget, stating that she would instead raise corporate taxes and rollback fees and cuts. The sole televised leaders' debate proved to be a turning point, with Notley largely viewed as having the best performance. Jim Prentice also came under fire for saying "I know math is difficult" to Notley, in reference to

1612-601: The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees representing members with Workers' Compensation cases. In 1994, Notley moved to Vancouver , British Columbia, where she worked for the Health Sciences Association of BC as their occupational health and safety officer. During her time in BC, she worked for one year as a ministerial assistant to Attorney General Ujjal Dosanjh . In this role, she was part of

1674-486: The Bighorn Backcountry. In the 1980s roadmaps were created then "quickly rescinded." Since the 1990s, The Bighorn Heritage ATV Society, ATV riders, such as the Bighorn Heritage ATV Society and other recreational vehicles, have "fought restricted access to the area", which is "popular with quadders and snowmobilers". In 1993 Harvey Locke began an essay entitled "Yellowstone to Yukon". It became

1736-742: The Bighorn Wildland Provincial Park, plus four provincial recreation areas and a new public-land-use zone in the area on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, west of Nordegg." The proposed region, situated between Banff National Park and Jasper National Park , would provide a vast and critical wildlife corridor for numerous wildlife species, including sensitive species, such as bull trout —Alberta’s provincial fish, wolverine , and grizzly bears , that would extend from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming in

1798-622: The Muskwa-Kechika Management Area. CPAWS' role has been significant in many other successful conservation efforts as well, ranging from the establishment of the Forest Stewardship Council to designing land-use planning processes that result in nature protection through a variety of mechanisms. CPAWS has also been at the forefront of the drive to establish marine protected areas in Canada and played

1860-460: The November 2018 Alberta Parks document, existing activities and agreements would be honoured and continue, such as such as petroleum and natural gas agreements, grazing allocations, hunting and trapping, and the use of motorized recreation vehicles (OHV) on designated trails. The "plan calls for areas with a variety of permitted activities, including off-highway vehicles and hunting". According to

1922-505: The Opposition benches by having the committee be initiated through a joint motion with Wildrose Party leader Brian Jean , with Liberal leader David Swann also being tasked with helping conduct a review of provincial mental health policy along with NDP MLA Danielle Larivee . On June 22, 2015, Notley apologized to the Aboriginal community of Alberta for a long history of neglect by prior governments. In particular she apologized for

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1984-556: The Orphan Well Association to begin land reclamation and rehabilitation of thousands of orphan wells in the province. A partnership between the provincial government, the Tallcree First Nation, and conservation group 'Nature Conservatory of Canada' created the 3,330 km (1,290 sq mi) Birch River Wildland Provincial Park adjacent to the south of Wood Buffalo National Park . The park

2046-607: The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative sponsored a survey that was contracted to NRG Research Group and the Praxis Group™ to poll Albertans' attitudes towards a new Bighorn Headwaters park. The report found that "There is strong support for establishing a park in the Bighorn. Over eighty percent (83%) of Edmonton residents and 68% of those living in communities and rural areas near the Bighorn support establishment of

2108-462: The abortion drug 'Mifegymiso' was made public in 2018. Notley's government enacted campaign promised pilot project to fund $ 25/day per child into 18 Early Learning Child Care services (ELCC) for daycare services. After a successful pilot project, in 2018 the NDP continued to expand the Daycare services by increasing capacity for 6,000 additional children and 100 additional ELCC centers. The expansion

2170-543: The embarrassing miscalculation in the proposed NDP budget released two days prior, a remark which was widely seen as sexist and patronizing. By the final week, the NDP emerged as the front runner. On election night, the NDP won 54 seats, re-electing their four incumbents as well as 50 new members to the Legislative Assembly. Notley held her first caucus meeting as Premier-designate on May 9, 2015. Three days later, Notley announced that she would be retaining

2232-413: The first overhaul of Alberta's labour laws in three decades. Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) ( French : la Société pour la nature et les parcs du Canada (SNAP) ) was founded in 1963 to help protect Canada 's wilderness. CPAWS was initially known as the National and Provincial Parks Association (NPPAC), which was formed in 1963 with

2294-408: The framework for one of Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y), a joint Canada–United States charitable organization that supports the creation of the wildlife corridor, one of "North Americas leading conservation partnerships". Since 2002 with the creation of Alberta's Forests Act's "patchwork of land-use agreements", the area has been "protected by an access management plan." In 2016,

2356-478: The most unusual ecosystems in the world, but are also considered the most threatened, with the highest concentration of species at risk. CPAWS chapters in British Columbia , Alberta, and Saskatchewan are working to protect these unique landscapes and their rich biodiversity. There is more and more evidence emerging that increasingly urban Canadians are less and less likely to be active outdoors or to have

2418-403: The oldest and most extensive parks systems in the world. CPAWS advocates for new parks and acts as a watchdog to ensure that existing ones are well-managed. With pressures on Canada's wilderness growing, creating more parks and ensuring existing ones are well-funded and protected is more important than ever. Campaign Examples Canada has the longest coastline in the world and a marine area that

2480-629: The opportunity to directly experience nature. Connecting Canadians to Nature is about building a culture of wilderness advocates through wilderness experiences. The Get Outside program offered by certain chapters (BC, Wildlands League) is an important component of this program area. CPAWS' Southern Alberta chapter also offers an extensive nature education program for school-age children and youth. CPAWS focuses on protecting large tracts of land, oceans, and great freshwater lakes so species like grizzlies, woodland caribou and wolverine have room to roam, and whales and fish can thrive. Examples of species CPAWS

2542-469: The park would lead to "encouraging more tourism, development of more campsites, cabins, tourist spots, tourist accommodations..." In September 2018 concerns were raised that, "existing mineral leases would be phased out, commercial development would be banned in the park, cattle grazing allotments would not be granted and motorized recreation vehicles would be prohibited in critical wildlife zones. Camping and trail access would also be restricted." According to

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2604-568: The previous head of the Alberta public service, Richard Dicerni, as well as appointing NDP party strategists Brian Topp and Adrienne King as her chief of staff and deputy chief of staff, respectively. She also met with outgoing Premier Jim Prentice that same day, in addition to extending the deadline for the province's school boards to submit their budgets, her first major deviation from the previous Progressive Conservative government's financial commitments as Premier-designate. On May 22, 2015, Notley suspended Calgary-Bow MLA Deborah Drever from

2666-407: The proposal." The following activities may be available in the proposed park: Alberta Parks "Over five years, the province would spend $ 40 million on developing infrastructure for camping, hiking, paddling, snowmobile and off-highway vehicle use." In 1974 former premier Peter Lougheed held the eastern slopes hearings, to begin a conversation with "ranchers, hunters and sportsmen" about protecting

2728-553: The province not addressing the issue with decades of abuse at government- and church-operated residential schools . Notley pledged that her government would engage and improve living conditions of Alberta's Aboriginal community. On December 8, 2015, Notley tweeted out her support of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 's announcement that a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls would be immediately launched. On December 15, 2015, Notley expressed her support for

2790-569: The province we all love." Rachel Notley during her 2015 victory speech Notley's first leadership test was in the May 5, 2015 provincial election . Following the reveal of a budget that slashed social spending, raised taxes and fees, and held the line on low corporate taxes, the incumbent Progressive Conservative premier, Jim Prentice , called the election. With the Official Opposition Wildrose Party reeling from

2852-582: The recommendations outlined in the Truth and Reconciliation Committee's final report. The budget of 2017 included $ 100 million to upgrade the provincial and federal waterworks facilities that provide drinkable water for Albertan First Nations Communities. In 2018, the Albertan government sold 150 hectares of land to the Fort McKay Métis for $ 1.6 million. The dealing was a precedent-setting event for

2914-603: The rights of special needs children. She is also a past board member of the Vancouver Community College . Notley returned to Edmonton in 2002. She worked for a short time for the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE), worked at Athabasca University , acted as volunteer co-ordinator for the Friends of Medicare "Romanow Now" campaign, and finally as a labour relations officer for

2976-613: The south to the Yukon in Northern Canada . According to Lorne Fitch, who studied the bull trout for 50 years as a biologist with the fisheries, the bull trout is a " sentinel species " "whose abundance and distribution serve as an indicator of how well we have managed the landscape". The headwaters of the North Saskatchewan River , the source of drinking water for the province's capital city, Edmonton , which

3038-593: The team that first expanded the application of BC's family relations laws to same sex couples, several years before the Government of Canada took similar initiatives. Notley acted as a representative of the provincial labour movement in the negotiation and drafting of new workplace health and safety standards. During her time in Vancouver, Notley was active with "Moms on the Move", an organization that advocated for

3100-501: The vast northern Boreal forest to the temperate forests stretching across Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes, Canada is home to some of the largest unbroken tracts of forest on the planet. CPAWS' goal is to conserve at least half of Canada's Boreal forests and to create a network of large conservation areas within the temperate eastern woodlands of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Ontario. Campaign Examples Canada has one of

3162-588: Was born in Concord, Massachusetts , and moved to Alberta as an adult. Notley was unafraid to challenge older political leaders as a college student, even asking her father at an Alberta NDP public meeting on poverty and student debt for his advice to a "poor student whose parents made too much money for her to get a loan while at the same time being too cheap to give her enough money to buy food." Notley credits her mother Sandy with getting her involved in activism, taking Notley to an anti-war demonstration before she

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3224-526: Was born on April 17, 1964, in Edmonton , Alberta, and was raised outside of the town of Fairview, Alberta , the daughter of Sandra Mary "Sandy" (Wilkinson) and Alberta NDP Leader and MLA Grant Notley . She is the first Alberta premier to be born in Edmonton. Notley is the sister of Paul Notley and Stephen Notley, author and illustrator of Bob the Angry Flower . Her mother, a devout Anglican ,

3286-402: Was critic for Health, International and Intergovernmental Relations, Status of Women, Justice, and Executive Council. "Tonight, I also want to say that I'm also thinking about my mother and father. I know my mother would be completely over the moon about this. I think my dad would too. I'm sorry he couldn't see this. This really was his life's work but I can say this: I know how proud he'd be of

3348-484: Was enacted which aims to combat poverty for Albertans suffering from poverty. Among the provisions are an increase of benefits for the elderly and AISH recipients connected to the consumer price index. Alberta's minimum wage was raised incrementally from $ 10.20 an hour in 2015 to $ 15.00 an hour in 2018. Notley's government revised labour regulations with the implementation of the 'Fair and Family-friendly Act' (Bill 17), which came into effect in 2018. The revisions were

3410-416: Was even ten years old. She remained unsure about whether or not to enter public office until she was in her 30s. Alongside her own family background, Notley has also cited her high school social studies teacher Jim Clevette as having made a lasting impact when it comes to her interest in politics. She has also claimed Jack Layton as being a personal hero. Notley was a twenty-year-old undergraduate at

3472-616: Was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2008 provincial election , succeeding former NDP leader Raj Pannu . Six years later on October 18, 2014, Notley won the Alberta New Democratic Party leadership election on the first ballot with 70% of the vote and went on to lead the party to a majority victory in the 2015 provincial election , ending 44 years of rule by the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta . In

3534-623: Was indeed dead. It was then left up to Notley to inform her mother of the news. A day after her election as Alberta NDP leader, she would lead the 30th anniversary memorial of her father's death. Notley earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science at the University of Alberta , and a law degree at Osgoode Hall Law School . While at Osgoode Hall she became active in the 1989 federal NDP leadership convention where she endorsed second-place finisher and former BC premier Dave Barrett . In August 1997, she married Lou Arab,

3596-606: Was made possible by a funding grant from the Federal government investing $ 136 million over 3 years as well from the Albertan government investing $ 14.5 million. Albertans with a higher risk of HIV will be provided coverage for the Anti-HIV drug PrEP . The proposed Bill 24 designed to protect LGBTQ rights will uphold anonymity among members of gay–straight alliance (GSA) clubs in public schools. Additionally gay conversion therapies will be banned in Alberta. In 2019, Bill 26

3658-453: Was paid to compensate three major Albertan power producers ( ATCO , Capital Power , and Transalta ) to expedite the transition caused by the closure of six coal-fired power plants. The compensation was derived from the carbon tax and was to be paid over a period of 14 years. In 2017, the Notley government resumed addressing the proliferation of abandoned wells by budgeting $ 235 million for

3720-449: Was subsequently elected as an MLA in the 2008 Alberta provincial election . She was re-elected in the 2012 Alberta provincial election . On October 18, 2014, Notley won the leadership of Alberta's New Democratic Party with 70% support, succeeding Brian Mason and becoming the 9th leader of the party. She defeated fellow MLA David Eggen and union leader Rod Loyola on the first ballot. In addition to serving as party leader, Notley

3782-404: Was the longest serving member of the legislature by consecutive time in office and leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP) from October 18, 2014 to June 22, 2024. The daughter of former Alberta NDP leader Grant Notley , she was a lawyer before entering politics; she focused on labour law, with a specialty in workers' compensation advocacy and workplace health and safety issues. Notley

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3844-695: Was to protect the wilderness. CPAWS was initially known as the National and Provincial Parks Association (NPPAC). The NPPAC formed in 1963 with a focus on revitalizing Canadian's appreciation of wilderness parks. Since this time CPAWS' role and national network have expanded. The organization has been a key citizens' group in many decisions relating to the establishment of new parks and wilderness areas and in obtaining significant conservation outcomes through land-use planning processes in many parts of Canada. CPAWS' name through history has been strongly associated with iconic Canadian parks such as Banff, Nahanni, Algonquin, Quetico, and Tatshenshini, and with establishing

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