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Selected Media Coverage

 
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  Alberta Views Magazine

'Rediscovering a River - The life-giving North Saskatchewan' by Senator Paula Simons, September 2021.
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 CBC News

'Northern Alberta county angling for North Saskatchewan to become a heritage river' & Interview on CBC Radio Active on August 25, 2021. 

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 Taproot Edmonton

Spring, Jackson. (April 2021). 'City council endorses heritage nomination for North Saskatchewan River' Taproot Edmonton.

 Other Media

  • Huser, J. (December 2020). 'North Saskatchewan River could become part of Canadian Heritage Rivers System' Lakeland TODAY.
  • Stolz, H. (January 2021). 'City council backing river project to promote tourism and culture' Fortsaskonline. 
Taylor. letter of support for the nomination of the North Saskatchewan River Smoky Lake Signal (April 2021) [Treaty 6]
'Sturgeon signs on to Smoky Lake's push for CHRS Status' Redwater Review. (Feb 2021)
'County lends support to heritage designation for NSR' Rocky Mountineer. Spoor, D. (February 2021)

 Other Related Stories

  • Staples. (July 2015). 'The joy of swimming down the North Saskatchewan River' Edmonton Journal. 
  • (March 2020). 'Alberta kickstarts planning for Big Island, a new provincial park in Edmonton's river valley' CBC Edmonton
  • (October 2018) 'Big Island Provincial Park? A look back at Big Island as an Edmonton destination' CBC Edmonton
  • (August 2020) 'Pandemic paddling: Edmonton canoe rental companies flooded by demand' CBC Edmonton

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