Seniors, Community and Social Services Minister Jason Nixon announced expanded transportation supports for seniors in rural Alberta. Learn more: https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=892937976D820-C717-3A22-DBA5259772D22BF5

More accessible transportation services for seniors - Nov. 16, 2023

Across Canada there are 400 thousand abandoned oil and gas wells with over 172 thousand of those in Alberta. With Provincial campaigns yielding underwhelming results, and the high cost of remediation, it’s worth considering other uses for these wells.

Join Mohammad Zolfagharroshan from McGill University to discuss the geothermal energy potential from abandoned oil and gas wells in Alberta on the latest episode of the Land Use Podcast.

For more information check out these resources:

Assessment of geothermal energy potential from abandoned oil and gas wells in Alberta, Canada
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261924014867

Oil and gas liabilities management (Government of Alberta)
https://www.alberta.ca/oil-and-gas-liabilities-management

Geothermal Potential of Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells with Mohammad Zolafgharroshan

If you have owned or stayed at a cabin or lake house anywhere in the province, chances are you’ve visited one of Alberta most unique municipalities, the summer village. Due to their small and impermanent populations, these communities face unique land use and planning challenges. 

Join professional planner, Craig Thomas, to learn more about planning challenges in summer villages.

For more information check out these resources:

Rights intrusion and land use planning inequalities in Alberta’s summer villages: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02697459.2024.2358280

Municipal Boundary Battles: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/alberta-land-institute/research/municipal-annexations-in-alberta-good-bad-or-inevitable.html

Land Use Planning Challenges in Alberta’s Summer Villages with Craig Thomas

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