Hilltimes
Menu
Get free News Updates Sign in
×
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Canada’s Politics and Government News Source Since 1989
Latest Paper
Subscribe Now

Melody Lepine

Melody Lepine is the director of government and industry relations for the Mikisew Cree First Nation. Ms. Lepine serves as a board member for the Cumulative Environment Management Association, appointed co-chair on the Oil Sands Advisory Group by Alberta Environment Minister Shannon Phillips and serves as a panel member on the Indigenous Wisdom Advisory Panel that will advise Fred Wrona, Alberta’s chief scientist, about how to incorporate Indigenous perspectives and traditional ecological knowledge into environmental monitoring.


Leaks show releasing oilsands waters into the Athabasca River is not the best solution for tailings ponds

The uncertainty of health and safety causes immense stress on a community already dealing with intergenerational trauma and lack of support.

opinion | BY MELODY LEPINE | April 5, 2023

Canada needs to address water pollution from tailings ponds

opinion | BY MELODY LEPINE | November 20, 2017