Further consultation with Aboriginal groups for southern land-use plan

Robin Campbell, minister of Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development, said he will be consulting with Aboriginal communities before finishing up a land-use plan for southern Alberta. “I’ve asked my department to take a second look at some things because I want to make sure we’re doing it right and that we’ve engaged all of the stakeholders,” Campbell told the Calgary Herald. The upcoming South Saskatchewan plan covers all of southern Alberta, which includes 13 First Nations and one Métis nation. Campbell said he’s hired former Siksika Chief Fred Rabbit Carrier to meet with southern Alberta Elders and community members. Further consultations are not expected to delay release of the plans, says a department spokesperson. The plan is expected this spring.