Bistcho Lake Sub-regional Plan - Regulatory Details Engagement

Official title: Bistcho Lake Sub-regional Plan engagement

Closed Community Planning Environment & Climate Natural Resources

Alberta gathered feedback on regulatory details for the Bistcho Lake Sub-regional Plan, which guides land use and resource development in this northern Alberta area. The plan balances resource development with wildlife protection, particularly for caribou habitat. These regulatory details will be added to the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan until a Lower Peace Regional Plan is created.

Why This Matters

Live or work in northwestern Alberta? This plan affects what activities can happen on the land. It's especially important for caribou conservation—the Bistcho Lake area is critical habitat. Resource companies, trappers, and outdoor enthusiasts all have a stake in how this land gets managed.

What Could Change

The regulatory details will become legally enforceable once incorporated into the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan. This means specific rules about where and how resource extraction, forestry, and other activities can occur in the Bistcho Lake area. The rules stay in effect until a dedicated Lower Peace Regional Plan is completed.

Key Issues

How should regulatory details implement the Bistcho Lake Sub-regional Plan?
How should these details be incorporated into the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan?

How to Participate

Review the Bistcho Lake Sub-regional Plan and the regulatory details to understand what's being proposed.
Check the Sub-regional Planning Fact Sheet and Regulatory Details Fact Sheet for background information.
The survey period has closed. For questions, email srpregdetailslarp@gov.ab.ca.

What Happened

Feedback from the online survey (May 8 - July 8, 2024), Indigenous engagement, and stakeholder consultations will be reviewed before finalizing the regulatory details and Lower Athabasca Regional Plan amendments.