07 Sep Is a carbon tax our Lorax? Green Regs n Ham October 5 2016
Is a carbon tax our Lorax? Green Regs n Ham October 5 2016 January will see Alberta implement its Climate Leadership Plan and pursue a path for climate change mitigation and...
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03 May Spring Update on the Municipal Government Act Review
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Spring Update on the Municipal Government Act Review As indicated in previous posts on this blog, the Alberta government has been actively reviewing the Municipal Government Act (MGA). In their recent...
27 Apr Alberta Energy Regulator issues its Model for Regulatory Excellence
Alberta Energy Regulator issues its Model for Regulatory Excellence The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has recently issued The Alberta Model for Regulatory Excellence (the “Alberta Model”). The Alberta Model is based...
03 Mar Environmental Rights Act: the “rights” path to sustainability
Environmental Rights Act: the “rights” path to sustainability Update: The Environmental Rights Act died on the order paper. A new Manitoba government was elected on April 19th.). The Government of Manitoba introduced...
26 Nov Government as sole protector of instream flows: let’s expand who we trust
Government as sole protector of instream flows: let’s expand who we trust Water Conservation Trust of Canada v Alberta (Environmental Appeals Board), 2015 ABQB 686. In 2010 the Water Conservation Trust of Canada...
30 Mar Municipal Government Act Review Update: Bill 20 is introduced and it’s disappointing
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Municipal Government Act Review Update: Bill 20 is introduced and it’s disappointing Earlier this month, the Alberta government introduced its proposed amendments to the Municipal Government Act (MGA) in the form...
16 Mar And justice for whom? Questions of “standing” split the audience
And justice for whom? Questions of "standing" split the audience: Standing in Environmental Matters In late 2014 the Environmental Law Centre released what might be the first comprehensive Report on Standing in...
26 Feb Buyer Beware: What happened before on that property you’re thinking about buying?
Buyer Beware: What happened before on that property you're thinking about buying? Today’s Edmonton Journal features an article about Alberta Environment ordering Leduc County to clean up a former landfill and...
12 Feb What Lies Beneath? Buyer Beware.
What Lies Beneath? Buyer Beware. ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTRE: The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) has been seeking strong and effective environmental laws since it was founded in 1982. The ELC is...
02 Feb NEB begins cross-country consultation on pipeline safety
NEB begins cross-country consultation on pipeline safety The National Energy Board (the “NEB”) recently began its public engagement initiative relating to pipeline safety [the information about the cross-country engagement initiative in...
29 Jan What Lies Beneath? Buyer Beware.
What Lies Beneath? Buyer Beware. It’s every homeowner’s nightmare: You buy a home, move in, then find out there’s an abandoned gas well beneath, leaking and contaminating your property. Think it...
09 Dec Calmar: What lies beneath?
Calmar: What lies beneath? Yesterday the Edmonton Journal ran a piece called “Five years, five homes demolished and gas keeps bubbling from the deep.” It’s a story about any homeowner’s nightmare:...