09 Dec Calmar: What lies beneath?
Calmar: What lies beneath? Yesterday the Edmonton Journal ran a piece called “Five years, five homes demolished and gas keeps bubbling from the deep.” It’s a story about any homeowner’s nightmare:...
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Calmar: What lies beneath? Yesterday the Edmonton Journal ran a piece called “Five years, five homes demolished and gas keeps bubbling from the deep.” It’s a story about any homeowner’s nightmare:...
Is Canada prepared to meet the challenges of the future? Earlier this month, the Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (the “Report”) was released. This Report is...
Facts, Reasons and Environmental Evils: Recent Canadian Environmental Law Decisions In recent months, there have been several interesting environmental law decisions issued by the Federal Court of Canada. In both Greenpeace Canada...
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Update on the MGA Review: Government releases first What We Heard document As indicated in previous posts, the Alberta government is currently reviewing the Municipal Government Act (MGA). Given the key...
Does a flood mitigation “dry dam” require an environmental assessment? This question was raised at the Oldman Watershed Council Annual General Meeting. The “dry dam” proposed for the Elbow River is...
Clearing the air on recreation and public land I have been misrepresented by the Lethbridge Herald in the June 26th article “Nobody at the Wheel.” This needs to be corrected because...
Cabinet approves the Northern Gateway project Late last year, the National Energy Board (NEB) released its decision on the Northern Gateway Project and recommended approval of the project subject to 209...
Empowering Municipalities for Environmental Management Recommendations to Strengthen Alberta’s Municipal Government Act In Alberta, the powers and activities of municipalities are governed by the Municipal Government Act (the MGA). The Government of...
Calgary likes Green Regs & Ham! Last week, over 100 environmental nonprofit leaders, regulatory lawyers and industry representatives gathered together to enjoy Green Regs & Ham in Calgary. This second-annual event...
Green Regs and Ham: Alberta Energy Regulator Year in Review 6/5/2014 Last month, over 100 environmental nonprofit leaders, regulatory lawyers and industry representatives gathered together to enjoy Green Regs & Ham in...
“Turning Around the Supertanker”: Municipal panel sheds light on environmental management challenges at Green Regs & Ham Three municipal leaders walk into a hotel: the urban mayor who is said to represent...