It can be a polarizing topic here in Alberta. And there's a lot that goes along with that. So listening will be a big part of it,” she said.
Claire Kraatz has taken up the fight against climate change in Alberta in honour of her two growing boys. (Rachel Maclean/The Weather Network) After seeing the devastating wildfires in Fort McMurray in 2016 , Kraatz felt she could no longer just sit back and be silent. “I think the health impacts will be quite significant,” she said. “We see it in the summertime with all the fire last summer. [It] was weeks on end.” Kraatz teamed up with another Alberta mom from Camrose to launch online meetings on how they can best take action. “She and I teamed up on Twitter and decided it was time for us to do something together and try and rally the troops across the province to join us,” Kraatz said, adding she couldn’t leave all the climate action work to her two teenaged sons — one of whom has a great love for the outdoors. Since launching in February, the first goal is to build a community of like-minded Albertans and then connect with other environmental groups in the province. For Our Ki