27 Jul Bank Swallows and Motorsports
Bank Swallows and Motorsports: In the race to save species at risk, we need to pick up the pace This story, like many that deal with species at risk in Canada, is...
Bank Swallows and Motorsports: In the race to save species at risk, we need to pick up the pace This story, like many that deal with species at risk in Canada, is...
Optimizing Alberta Parks?? Without Public Consultation, the Government has announced removal of 175 sites from the parks system As a lawyer, I am familiar with the somewhat fluid nature of words. But hearing the...
Woodland Caribou vs. Everybody When you think of Canada and its wildlife, there are a few iconic animal species that might immediately come to mind. Perhaps you think of the beaver,...
Habitat Matters: Habitat laws, challenges and new directions Habitat is essential to the survival of all species. Our activities across the landscape have a significant impact on the habitat of other...
ELC presents Green Regs and Ham: Coastal Conundrums April 15, Edmonton THIS EVENT IS NOW OVER. Please check here for future events. NOTE - TICKET SALES ARE NOW CLOSED Coastal environmental concerns are...
Habitat, what habitat? The Greater Sage-Grouse emergency order and a call for heightened due diligence [Revised] This story is about investing in activities that occur in the habitat of species at...
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...
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...
Conservation directives: an unknown and untested tool When we think of protecting Alberta’s landscapes there are a variety of tools that are quite well understood and used: parks on public land,...
The Federal Court finds unlawful delay by the government under the Species at Risk Act In our recent post on the Northern Gateway decision report, we mentioned an ongoing court case...
An overview of the Northern Gateway decision report The proposed Northern Gateway Project (the “Project”) consists of two pipelines and a marine terminal. The pipelines are anticipated to follow a 1...
Grousing about the value of species or “how much for that caribou in the window?” The first emergency protection order under the federal Species at Risk Act was issued last week...