Doc Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 The town council of Wabamun is requesting approval from the Alberta government to develop the lands south of the CN railway track in the town of Wabamun. This area is an important wetlands for Wabamun lake. It serves as an important bird nesting area and a major fish spawning area. The vegetation in this area also serves to maintain the lake's water quality. In addition, the area is not suitable for development as there is no strong foundation to build on. The marshy area would require excessive gravel fill to create a suitable building area. This alteration to the lake's natural shoreline would further disrupt the lake. Plans for the development can be seen here. http://www.wabamun.ca/life/documents/Web_Package.pdf To sign the petition against this development, go to this link. http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/protec...of-wabamun.html Cheers, Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipperdan Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Done Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Let's go guys! I know lots of us fish Wab, and there's only 165 signatures so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Troller Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 signed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave robinson Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratch Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Represensible. For a community whose value is derived from the quality of their Lake it is shameful that the community would wish to destroy precious habitat at all. After repeatedly blaming Epcor / Transalta / CN for their woes, they are choosing to continue the destruction of riparian and wetland areas for the 'good' of their village and to the detriment of the fish and wildlife dependent on the Lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I know of at least one family of Wabamun residents who are aware of, and outraged by, the irony of the situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave robinson Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 One has to remember that municipal politics are all about developers and development. In Alberta you cannot relay on environmental assessments and petitions to do the trick. The only way to rein in the avarice of developers for land and elected officials for municipal taxes is to make the proposed development an election issue. This year is a municipal election year, so voters have an opportunity to bring serious pressure on their municipal government. Concerned Wabamun residents and property owners need to demand that candidates publicly state their position on the proposed development and make it crystal clear that any who intend to vote in favour of it will face defeat at the ballot box. And make sure everybody you know in the community delivers the same message. One thing politicians are very good at is counting votes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfisherman Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Signed about three times now. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garhan Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Done and Done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerBob Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Done. Like my short comment too? http://flyangler.ca/index.php?option=com_c...5&Itemid=51 Congratulations. You have successfully signed the petition:Protection of the lakeshore within the town of Wabamun. You are signer #182 PS - If you'd like I could add this to the main NLFT blog page, if it's TUC's wishes to do so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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