From September 16th to September 22nd solar panels will be installed on the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Elder and Youth Lodge with an official ribbon cutting ceremony to take place on September 19th.

Meagan Wohlberg of the Northern Journal reports on a pilot project between Mike Mercredi and the Keepers of the Athabasca that could see Fort Chipewyan become the first northern Aboriginal community to make the switch to renewable energies.

Researchers showed that the oil sands industry releases the 13 elements considered priority pollutants (PPE) under the US Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Water Act, via air and water, to the Athabasca River and its watershed.