Friends of the Slave River

Northern Journal article here

ATCO still has their eyes on the Slave River Hydro project...

See Edmonton Journal article here.

Amazing news!

Smith's Landing First Nation has announced that they are not interested in pursuing a hydro project on the Slave River. ATCO and TransCanada have been forced to leave town!

See the details here: Oct 19, SRJ Article

by Greg Kosztinka

Over the last couple of years we have heard many arguments for and against

building a dam on the rapids of our Slave River. Some say it will bring in

many jobs and be a huge boost to our economy. Others say it will ruin the

river and the land, both recreational and sacred, around it. These are both

sound arguments but in the end are ineffective because they do not address

each other.

From what I have seen th...

As reported in the Slave River Journal, feasibility studies for the proposed Slave River Hydro Development are on hold, pending the June election for the Smith's Landing First Nation (SLFN). SLFN owns land on both sides of the Slave River in the area that would be flooded, so they are a key group for the proponents to try to persuade.  Read SRJ article here

Filmmaker Jacqui Whitehead on the Slave

photo Leif Anderson

"Let the Slave Run," a 17-minute film produced by Jacqui Whitehead, one of the participants of Paddlefest 2009 has been awarded the "Best Action Film" at the Waterwalker Film Festival.

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Local paddler Genevieve Cote tells the filmmakers about the Slave

in the French tourism video

Three videos promoting the Slave River have been created to promote this area to tourists at the Vancouver Olympics. The videos were professionally-done by a film crew ...