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...
Now you CEAA- it, now you don't By Adam Driedzic and Laura Bowman Federal Budget Bill hides major changes in Environmental Assessment Law The federal budget bill tabled on March 29th 2010 includes...
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...
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...
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...
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...