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27 Sep

Posted at 15:49h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Environmental Assessment by
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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 laws in 2012 by the previous government, the Liberal Party made an election campaign promise...

31 Oct

Posted at 18:10h in Cumulative Effects, Environmental Assessment, Green Regs and Ham by
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Science and impact assessment: Green Regs and Ham THIS EVENT IS NOW OVER. [perfectpullquote align="full" bordertop="false" cite="" link="" color="" class="" size=""]Science is the foundation of impact assessment, and we have failed to properly build this foundation in our law and in impact assessment practice.   If we improve...

10 Jul

Posted at 14:46h in Climate and Energy, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Environmental Assessment, Habitat, Pollution & Emissions by
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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 Regulation and re-names it the Remediation Regulation. The changes introduced by the Remediation Regulation are...

14 Feb

Posted at 21:00h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Environmental Assessment, Public Participation, Sustainable Communities by
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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 come to fruition (see our summary of the 2012 changes here and here).  This review...

08 Feb

Posted at 22:59h in Environmental Assessment, Fisheries, Habitat, Nature and Biodiversity, Species at Risk, Water management by
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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 harmful alteration, disruption or destruction of fish habitat (the HADD provision). Up to 2012, the...

15 Nov

Posted at 19:36h in Environmental Assessment, Environmental Rights, Indigenous affairs, Nature and Biodiversity, Parks & Recreation by
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In early November, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its much anticipated decision in Ktunaxa Nation v British Columbia (Forests, Land and Natural Resource Operations).   In this case, the Ktunaxa sought review of a British Columbia Ministerial decision to approve the development of a year-round...

10 Oct

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
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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 morning breakfast talk on Tuesday, October 3rd 2017. Government representatives, environmental lawyers, industry professionals, law...

18 Sep

Posted at 20:45h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Environmental Assessment, Municipal Government Act by
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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 Networking   [btnsx id="19487"]     When we think hockey fights, we think instigators, enforcers, refs, and penalties. When we think...

05 Sep

Posted at 18:57h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Environmental Assessment, Municipal Government Act by
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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 Networking From orphaned well sites to former creosote plants, municipalities face multiple challenges, legal, financial and...

13 Jul

Posted at 16:38h in Climate and Energy, Energy, Environmental Assessment, Public Participation, Water, Water management by
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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 regulatory processes (see here): federal environmental assessment processes; the National Energy Board (the “NEB”); the Fisheries Act;...

29 May

Posted at 16:42h in Climate and Energy, Energy, Environmental Assessment, Species at Risk, Water by
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Highlights of Federal Environmental Legislation Reviews: Reports released for 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 regulatory processes (see here). These include reviews of: federal environmental assessment processes; ...