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Flags and flag use : half-masting guidelines

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Guidelines for flags, flag use and half-masting, including duration based on traditional practices used in Canada and by the Government of Alberta to mark Albertans of distinction or Alberta... More ≫

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Guidelines for flags, flag use and half-masting, including duration based on traditional practices used in Canada and by the Government of Alberta to mark Albertans of distinction or Alberta events. Includes processes for courtesy flag poles located at the Queen Elizabeth II Building (Violet King Henry Plaza) and McDougall Centre (Calgary).

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Environmental Construction Operations (ECO) Plan framework. 2020 edition.

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An Environmental Construction Operations (ECO) Plan is a contractor’s plan to identify and mitigate the environmental impacts that may result from their activities. This framework provides... More ≫

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An Environmental Construction Operations (ECO) Plan is a contractor’s plan to identify and mitigate the environmental impacts that may result from their activities. This framework provides instructions for developing ECO Plans for Alberta Transportation, The City of Edmonton and The City of Calgary. All ECO plans must follow this framework.

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Ministerial Order 627/2020 [Health]

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Allows for provincial officers designated under the Public Health Act to undertake non-invasive health assessments and collect completed isolation questionnaires from passengers on arrival at the... More ≫

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Allows for provincial officers designated under the Public Health Act to undertake non-invasive health assessments and collect completed isolation questionnaires from passengers on arrival at the Edmonton and Calgary international airports from outside Canada. Also requires the airport authorities to provide the Chief Medical Officer of Health with information upon request regarding the specific measures an airport authority is taking to implement and report on the public health measures set out in the CMOH Order 11-2020.

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Ministerial Order 20/2020 [Justice and Solicitor General]

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Ministerial Order from the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General suspending the right to evict a person from residential premises where the breach is solely for failure to pay rent, utilities,... More ≫

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Ministerial Order from the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General suspending the right to evict a person from residential premises where the breach is solely for failure to pay rent, utilities, or both due to circumstances beyond their control caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. NOTE: this Ministerial Order is no longer in effect.

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Surface water allocation directive [DRAFT]

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Contains materials used in targeted information sessions for the Surface Water Allocation Directive internal operational policy. Sessions held in Calgary and Edmonton, October 1 and 2, 2018 for... More ≫

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Contains materials used in targeted information sessions for the Surface Water Allocation Directive internal operational policy. Sessions held in Calgary and Edmonton, October 1 and 2, 2018 for stakeholders involved in Water Act licence applications. Environmental non-governmental organizations also participated in the information sessions and information letters were sent to Indigenous organizations and communities. Feedback was also received through an online survey open from October 1 to November 9, 2018, and via email and letters, leading to in-person follow up meetings when requested. The final policy provides operational water allocation decision guidance based on scientifically defensible rulesets to address the cumulative effects of water diversions while considering economic objectives.

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Environmental Construction Operations (ECO) plan framework. 2017 edition.

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An Environmental Construction Operations (ECO) Plan sets out how a contractor will identify and mitigate the environmental impacts that may result from their activities. This document provides... More ≫

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An Environmental Construction Operations (ECO) Plan sets out how a contractor will identify and mitigate the environmental impacts that may result from their activities. This document provides instructions for developing ECO Plans for Alberta Transportation, The City of Edmonton and The City of Calgary. All ECO plans must follow this framework.

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City charters : overview package

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City Charters will be drafted for Calgary and Edmonton to address the evolving needs, responsibilities and capabilities of the two big cities in a manner that best meets the needs of their... More ≫

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City Charters will be drafted for Calgary and Edmonton to address the evolving needs, responsibilities and capabilities of the two big cities in a manner that best meets the needs of their communities. City Charters will be developed through regulation under the Municipal Government Act (MGA).

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Alberta-UK low carbon innovation and growth framework

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The objectives of this joint Framework are: to facilitate partnerships between Alberta and UK stakeholders that will drive economic development, diversification, innovation and job creation; to... More ≫

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The objectives of this joint Framework are: to facilitate partnerships between Alberta and UK stakeholders that will drive economic development, diversification, innovation and job creation; to enhance low carbon technology and innovation collaboration between the UK and Alberta; and to further develop UK-Alberta dialogues on energy and environmental policy and regulation.

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Bow River phosphorus management plan

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Heightened nutrient levels in the Bow River downstream of Calgary have long been a concern. In the 1970s and 1980s, high nutrient levels resulted in excessive aquatic plant growth resulting in low... More ≫

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Heightened nutrient levels in the Bow River downstream of Calgary have long been a concern. In the 1970s and 1980s, high nutrient levels resulted in excessive aquatic plant growth resulting in low dissolved oxygen and occasional fish mortality. An interim policy on effluent limits was released by Alberta Environment in 2008. This policy required that a regional nutrient load reduction plan be developed for reaches at risk of exceeding water quality guidelines. At the same time the Government of Alberta was transitioning to an environmental management approach that addresses the cumulative effects of resource management decisions and considers the environmental, economic and social implications of development for an entire region. In 2011, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) invited contributing parties in the affected reach of the Bow River to initiate a voluntary, collaborative process to address phosphorus loadings, not just from point sources such as...

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Kananaskis country provincial recreation areas and Bragg Creek Provincial Park management plan

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This plan addresses the overall management of 52 Provincial Recreation Areas and Bragg Creek Provincial Park, all located in the Kananaskis Region and west of the City of Calgary. Background... More ≫

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This plan addresses the overall management of 52 Provincial Recreation Areas and Bragg Creek Provincial Park, all located in the Kananaskis Region and west of the City of Calgary. Background information on each of the 52 PRAs and Bragg Creek Provincial Park is presented, as well as proposed management intent statements, management objectives, and management strategies. The plan will be used by Alberta Parks as well as staff of other government agencies, First Nations, stakeholders and the general public and is meant to form the foundation for more specific management strategies or annual operating plans and budgets within these parks. Management plans are normally reviewed and updated ten years after approval.

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