Welcome to AO. And thanks for educating us on how things are done in Toronto the good.
In my world, poaching doesn't have a color, it is just poaching.
My perspective is not quite so convoluted as yours. It's poaching and polluting or it's not. No need to muddy the waters with the "race" card, or 'tar sands' or whiteman's rape of the planet.
How long were you planning to stay in Alberta?