Sustainable Communities

Loss Prevention vs. Replacement: Alberta Needs a Policy Framework for Sustainable Agriculture

Loss Prevention vs. Replacement: Alberta Needs a Policy Framework for Sustainable Agriculture The ELC’s Role in Moving from Conversion to Conservation With the support of our donors and noted experts in the field, the ELC is currently working on a project exploring the challenges and opportunities for moving...

29 April, 2019 / 0 Comments

Climate Change and the Law: An Introduction to Mitigation in Alberta

Climate Change and the Law: A Primer for Alberta Part One: An Introduction to Mitigation in Alberta 30% Renewable Energy in Alberta by 2030: Where are we now? The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) recently published its report on Climate Change and the Law which consists of two parts:...

27 March, 2019 / 0 Comments

Moving from Conversion to Conservation: Intermunicipal Planning and Agricultural Lands

Alberta has lost and continues to lose valuable agricultural lands. As found in the Alberta Land Institute’s Economic Evaluation of Farmland Conversion and Fragmentation in Alberta, Summary of Findings (the “ALI Report”), there has been significant conversion of prime agricultural land into developed uses [more...

13 March, 2019 / 1 Comment

Spring Reports of the CESD

Spring Reports of the CESD The Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD) recently released her Spring 2018 Reports. There are three Reports: Report 1: Salmon Farming; Report 2: Canada’s Preparedness to Implement the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals; and Report 3: Conserving Biodiversity along with The...

16 May, 2018 / 0 Comments

Picking up the PACE and Running with City Charters

Picking up the PACE and Running with City Charters: Update on Municipal Government Act As has been covered in several of our previous blog posts, the Municipal Government Act (MGA) has been undergoing review and revision for a few years now (see our most recent post...

25 April, 2018 / 4 Comments

Announcing the ELC’s Upcoming Webinar Series

The Environmental Law Centre is pleased to announce a new webinar series. The webinars are based on current areas of focus at the ELC and seek to address how laws and regulations can contribute to managing environmental impacts on habitat, water or air. Topics for the 2018...

12 April, 2018 / 0 Comments

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 included looking at the Fisheries Act, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012, the...

14 February, 2018 / 0 Comments

Going, Going… Gone

Going, Going… Gone Moving from Conversion to Conservation: Stopping the Loss of Agricultural Lands in Alberta In late 2017, the Alberta Land Institute issued its Economic Evaluation of Farmland Conversion and Fragmentation in Alberta, Summary of Findings (the “ALI Report”). The ALI Report found that there has been...

31 January, 2018 / 3 Comments

Amendments to the Environmental Powers of Municipalities

Amendments to the Environmental Powers of Municipalities: What has Changed? What Changes are on their Way? Municipalities play a key role in managing and protecting Alberta’s environment through regulation of private land uses and through local land use planning. Because of this, we at the...

19 December, 2017 / 0 Comments

It’s a wrap: Hockey Fights and Contaminated Sites

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...

10 October, 2017 / 0 Comments