Wouldn't it be ironic if the Alberta Government were to hand out an annual award to the group that does the most to preserve wetlands for ducks?
Oh, wait... that's exactly what they're doing tomorrow...
Lieutenant Governor Presents Award to Innovator of Municipal Wetland Conservation PlanYou'd think they would have reschedule the ceremony for a few weeks given recent events...
Awarded annually and sponsored by Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC), the Alberta Lieutenant Governor’s Greenwing Conservation Award recognizes individuals or groups who have demonstrated leadership in a project or activity which has contributed significantly to the public awareness of the value of wetland ecosystems and their benefit to the waterfowl, wildlife and people of Alberta.
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I wonder if they'll present the award to Syncrude for trying to rescue those ducks in their private plane?
Classic.
I love the irony.
ha.
No public inquiry into the duck deaths, but awards and cocktails for invited guests only.
It better be the Edmonton Wildlife Rehabilitation Society that gets the award. They were responsible for taking care of the ducks after the accident.
I just think it's absolutely ironic that the Alberta government would hand out an award like this while the tailing ponds of toxic water have reached the cumulative size of 50 square kilometers in northern Alberta's wetlands. Giant lakes of toxic waste destroy wetlands and create an unreclaimable wasteland.
There is nothing ironic about the timing of an annual award. I would assume that this is important to Ducks Unlimited and their public awareness efforts - so lets try to leave it to them. They also deserve to have their message heard.
There is no better friend to Waterfowl in Alberta than Ducks Unlimited and they deserve to have their award ceremony.
Blame Syncrude if you want, but neither Norm Kwong or DU is to blame for what happened last month.
What I find interesting is that 35 stingrays die at the Calgary Zoo, so where is GreenPeace there? No comment even? oh right, it's not politically relevant, so i guess they shouldn't be acknowledged. shame.
Keep up the good work though Dave, poking fun at these issues shows your character.
The man clearly can't stand being questioned. He probably thinks that because he won 72 seats he has a right to do whatever he wants (or at least that's how he's been acting). I used to think that Ed Stelmach was a nice guy, but he's been acting more like a jerk lately.
Of course Ducks Unlimited deserve to have their message heard and I'm certain that there will be some acknowledgement of the tragedy up north at the event, but it's very difficult to deny the irony of the government giving this award at the same time as they are facing all sorts of criticism over water fowl and corporate self-reporting.
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