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Share Mikisew Cree member Robert Grandjambe checks his nets on Lake Athabasca in Fort Chipewyan, Alta., located on the world s largest inland delta in Wood Buffalo National Park. The park may become listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Danger due to the impacts of the Alberta oilsands and major dams on the Peace River. Photo: Louis Bockner / Sierra Club BC
Leaks from toxic tailings ponds in the oilsands and dams on the Peace River in B.C. and Alberta are moving Canada’s largest national park closer to being placed on an international list of world heritage sites in danger, according to a report released Monday.
Posted: May 21, 2021 11:43 AM CT | Last Updated: May 21
A man walks in front of the Salt River First Nation Business and Conference Centre in Fort Smith, N.W.T., pictured in 2019.(Mario Di Ciccio/Radio-Canada)
For a lifetime, families displaced by a catastrophic landslide have lived in homes built on land they couldn t buy or sell, but in a historic move, the title will now be transferred from Canada to Salt River First Nation families.
In 1968, a landslide changed the face of Fort Smith forever, and displaced Salt River First Nation families onto lands where they built new homes. But as it was designated Indian Affairs Branch (IAB) land, they didn t own it.
1,433 new cases in past 24 hours.
Five COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours, bringing total to 2,137.
15,029 people tested in past 24 hours.
2,086,589 vaccine doses administered; 39.4 per cent has at least one dose, 7.3 per cent fully immunized.
Alberta’s earliest known COVID-19 case was detected in a blood sample collected on Feb. 24. The first case was announced on March 5.
COVID-19 in Fort McMurray:
1,493 active cases (125 new cases). First case was reported in the city on March 19. Cases are based on residency and do not include the commuter workforce.
4,255 recoveries (158 new recoveries).
Alberta’s province-wide mask order remains active.
COVID-19 in rural areas and Wood Buffalo National Park: