Lake Ontario Waterkeeper podcast on environmental prosecutions Environmental prosecutions are making headlines again as Syncrude finds itself in court in Alberta. The company has contaminated ponds at its tar sands site...
View or download materials from the March 10th Bill 50 webinar In late 2009 the Alberta Government passed the Electric Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 50). This Act instituted significant changes for...
News Brief takes a short vacation The ELC will be taking a bit of a break from publishing News Brief in order to evaluate and consider options for restructuring. We will...
Syncrude muddies the waters It’s “like” unconstitutional. On March 1, 2010, trial began for the death of 1,600 ducks in a tailing pond at the Syncrude Aurora mine north of Fort...
Alberta Utilities Commission releases Heartland Information Session schedule Read the release on the Alberta Utilities Commission website. If you're interested in how Bill 50 affects participation opportunities in projects like Heartland, you...
View or download materials from February 25th Public Participation in Environmental Decision-Making in Alberta - Part IV Webinar Court: the last resort. You opposed Alberta Environment’s decision to approve or refuse a...
Syncrude in court for tailings pond incident By Jessica Earle ctvedmonton.ca March 1, 2010 On Monday afternoon, lawyers made opening statements in what's expected to be a lengthy trial looking into the role Canada's...
Bill 50 delivers shocks to transmission line approvals in Alberta (Webinar) March 10th In late 2009 the Alberta Government passed the Electric Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 50). This Act instituted significant...
Public Participation Guide - Q&A How does reviewing a board decision on a preliminary matter like standing differ from reviewing the substantive outcome of a hearing? On February 25, 2009, the...
Governments must assess the environmental impacts of a whole project MiningWatch Canada v. Canada (Fisheries and Oceans) In January the Supreme Court of Canada released a unanimous decision in the case of...
View or download materials from February 18th Public Participation in Environmental Decision-Making in Alberta - Part III Webinar Is someone proposing an industrial or other significant project in your community? How are environmental...
View or download materials from February 11th Public Participation in Environmental Decision-Making in Alberta - Part II Webinar The Regional Director of Alberta Environment has authorized an activity to take place in your...