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27 Apr An Update to CEPA – A long time coming or too little, too late?

Posted at 15:16h in Core Environmental Principles, Environmental Assessment, Environmental Rights, Nature and Biodiversity by Rebecca Kauffman 0 Comments

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An Update to CEPA – A long time coming or too little, too late? On April 13, 2021, the federal government brought forward the Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act...

27 Sep Impact Assessment, the Canadian Energy Regulator & Navigable Waters:

Posted at 15:49h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Environmental Assessment by Brenda Heelan Powell 1 Comment

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Impact Assessment, the Canadian Energy Regulator & Navigable Waters: An Overview of what was Bill C-69 and now is Law What is Bill C-69? In response to significant changes made to federal environmental...

31 Oct Science and impact assessment: Green Regs and Ham

Posted at 18:10h in Cumulative Effects, Environmental Assessment, Green Regs and Ham by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Science and impact assessment: Green Regs and Ham THIS EVENT IS NOW OVER. Here are just a couple of the central ideas in the ELC’s Green Regs and Ham event, featuring Dr....

10 Jul Overhaul of Alberta’s Remediation Certificate Regulation

Posted at 14:46h in Climate and Energy, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Environmental Assessment, Habitat, Pollution & Emissions by Kyra Leuschen 4 Comments

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Overhaul of Alberta’s Remediation Certificate Regulation On June 1, 2018 the Government of Alberta passed the Remediation Certificate Amendment Regulation by Order in Council. This regulation updates the current Remediation Certificate...

14 Feb Bill 69 and the Impact Assessment Act: public trust regained or more of the same

Posted at 21:00h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Environmental Assessment, Public Participation, Sustainable Communities by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Bill 69 and the Impact Assessment Act: public trust regained or more of the same The Government of Canada’s promise to review the 2012 changes to various federal environmental laws has now...

08 Feb Back to what we once HADD (plus more)

Posted at 22:59h in Environmental Assessment, Fisheries, Habitat, Nature and Biodiversity, Species at Risk, Water management by Brenda Heelan Powell 1 Comment

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Back to what we once HADD: Fisheries Act Amendments are Introduced Since the 1970s, section 35 of the Fisheries Act operated to protect fish and fish habitat throughout Canada by prohibiting the...

22 Dec Christmas Constitutional

Posted at 20:26h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Assessment by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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CHRISTMAS CONSTITUTIONAL As we gather for Christmas, I have decided to return to my habit of lightheartedly looking back at the year. (Looking back on previous years I am struck by...

15 Nov The Qat’muk Grizzly Bear Spirit, the Jumbo Valley Ski Resort & the Protection of Sacred Lands in New Zealand

Posted at 19:36h in Environmental Assessment, Environmental Rights, Indigenous affairs, Nature and Biodiversity, Parks & Recreation by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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The Qat’muk Grizzly Bear Spirit, the Jumbo Valley Ski Resort & the Protection of Sacred Lands in New Zealand In early November, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its much anticipated decision in...

10 Oct It’s a wrap: Hockey Fights and Contaminated Sites

Posted at 20:52h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Environmental Assessment, Environmental Rights, Land Use, Municipal Government Act, Pollution & Emissions, Sustainable Communities by Kara Tersen 0 Comments

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A wrap-up from October 3rd Green Regs 'n' Ham Who landed in the penalty box? Tackling a topic that is of increasing concern to Albertans was on the agenda for an early...

18 Sep About Green Regs and Ham October 3 in Calgary: Contaminated Sites and Hockey Fights

Posted at 20:45h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Environmental Assessment, Municipal Government Act by Kara Tersen 0 Comments

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Tuesday, October 3, 2017 University of Calgary Downtown Campus 910 8 Ave. SW, Calgary 7:00 a.m. Registration and breakfast buffet 7:30 a.m. Welcome and Introduction 7:45 a.m. Panel discussion 9:00 a.m. Wrap up, Coffee and...

05 Sep SAVE THE DATE: Green Regs and Ham October 3 in Calgary: Contaminated Sites & Hockey Fights

Posted at 18:57h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Environmental Assessment, Municipal Government Act by Kara Tersen 0 Comments

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13 Jul Federal Government Discussion Paper on the Reviews

Posted at 16:38h in Climate and Energy, Energy, Environmental Assessment, Public Participation, Water, Water management by Brenda Heelan Powell 1 Comment

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Federal Government Discussion Paper on the Reviews Federal Response to the Environmental Assessment, the National Energy Board, the Navigation Protection Act and Fisheries Act Reviews The Government of Canada is currently reviewing several federal environmental and...