19 Nov End of the line for Caribou in Jasper – Maligne Lake Road
End of the line for Caribou in Jasper - Maligne Lake Road Despite the declines of caribou in Jasper, and the extirpation of caribou from Banff, still no plans to close...
Species at Risk
21 Oct International Year of Biodiversity Closes on a depressing note
International Year of Biodiversity Closes on a depressing note The 193 UN parties to the 1993 Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) are meeting in Japan this month, including Canada. This coincides with...
07 Jul Alberta’s declining grizzly bears, how low can we aim for species protection?
Current plans, even if implemented appear to aim to keep the species in a perpetually threatened and in a declining habitat, without a truly viable wild population in its former...
06 Jul ELC Comments on Proposed Alberta Parks Legislation
ELC Comments on Proposed Alberta Parks Legislation Click here to read the ELC's comments on proposed new parks legislation in Alberta. (pdf) ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTRE: The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) has...
09 Apr The scales of just-fish: are letters of advice crappie ways to minnow-mize harm? The case of Cassiar Watch
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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...
22 Jan Alberta’s Woodland Caribou – Can laws alone protect species at risk?
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Alberta’s Woodland Caribou – Can laws alone protect species at risk? In the wake of two major species at risk victories in the Federal Court of Canada in 2009 it is...
12 Jan Cindy’s List – Noteworthy environmental cases of 2009
Cindy’s List - Noteworthy environmental cases of 2009 By Cindy Chiasson It’s that list time of year…you know, top movies/songs/shows/stories/etc, etc, etc of the past year. While most of those lists seem...