Aboriginal peoples and the future of water management in Alberta The Canadian Institute of Resources Law has an interesting conference coming up: Aboriginal Peoples and the Future of Water Management in...
Update on federal Environmental Bill of Rights On Thursday, May 6th, a private members’ bill, C-469, An Act to establish a Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights, will have its first hour...
Navigable waters protection update A few months ago we posted about the Ministerial Order under the federal Navigable Waters Protection Act ("Are Canadian Waterways Subject to Public Rights") where we noted...
Get the Real Dirt on Remediation Certificates (Webinar) When contaminated land is remediated and re-used, one of the biggest concerns for owners and developers is whether the government will hold them...
Syncrude ducks the issue The prosecution has delivered its closing arguments in the 'ducks in tailings pond' case of R. v. Syncrude. Syncrude’s non-suit application was dismissed, meaning that the company will...
Alberta Auditor General looks at managing Alberta’s water supply - compliance, wetland policy under scrutiny Last week, when local media were distracted with cell phone driving proposals, the Auditor General of...
ELC Comments on Bill C-9 (Jobs and Economic Growth Act) Click here to read the ELC's letter to Stephen Harper regarding changes made by Bill C-9 to the Canadian Environmental Assessment...
Who gives a dam about hydroelectric in Alberta? Recently the provincial government directed the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) to hold an inquiry on the regulatory process for hydroelectric power generation development....
Water transfers require due process MEDIA RELEASE Edmonton, AB, 21 April 2010 – Last month a public notice appeared on the Alberta Environment website that indicated that the Eastern Irrigation District (EID)...
Industry and government are slowly defining the duty to consult and accommodate First Nations April 19, 2010 Published in Alberta Oil Magazine, April 2010 By Adam Driedzic, Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre An aboriginal...
View or download materials from April 14th Greenhouse Gas Roundup Part II Webinar If you’re like many Albertans, you’re probably asking yourself some pretty important questions about climate change. The most...
The scales of just-fish: are letters of advice crappie ways to minnow-mize harm? The case of Cassiar Watch The federal Fisheries Act R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14 is one of Canada’s oldest...