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08 May Pickerel, Pipelines and Pancakes: A Summary of ELC’s Green Regs and Ham breakfast discussion

Posted at 22:15h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Fisheries, Pollution & Emissions, Water by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Pickerel, Pipelines and Pancakes: A Summary of ELC's Green Regs and Ham breakfast discussion “For too long Alberta has been forced to accept drastically reduced prices for our iconic fish-flavoured flat-cakes due...

02 Nov Delay, Environmental Offences and Private Prosecutions: The impact of R. v Jordan

Posted at 22:39h in Climate and Energy, Environmental Rights, Pollution & Emissions, Public Participation, Water by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Delay, Environmental Offences and Private Prosecutions: The impact of R. v Jordan A case comment on the impact of Jordan in two recent environmental cases: R. v. The Lake Louise Ski Area...

13 Jul Federal Government Discussion Paper on the Reviews

Posted at 16:38h in Climate and Energy, Energy, Environmental Assessment, Public Participation, Water, Water management by Brenda Heelan Powell 1 Comment

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Federal Government Discussion Paper on the Reviews Federal Response to the Environmental Assessment, the National Energy Board, the Navigation Protection Act and Fisheries Act Reviews The Government of Canada is currently reviewing several federal environmental and...

29 May Highlights of Federal Environmental Legislation Reviews

Posted at 16:42h in Climate and Energy, Energy, Environmental Assessment, Species at Risk, Water by Brenda Heelan Powell 2 Comments

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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...

22 Mar Whirling disease and the law: a call for precautionary environmental management on World Water Day

Posted at 17:18h in Agriculture, Forestry & Mining, Cumulative Effects, Environmental Assessment, Nature and Biodiversity, Water, Water management, Watershed management by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Whirling disease and the law: a call for precautionary environmental management on World Water Day Invasive species are a huge challenge for our ever shrinking world. Whirling disease being found in the...

07 Feb Supreme Court of Canada issues Decision in Ernst v. Alberta Energy Regulator and Jessica Ernst’s Claim for Charter Damages

Posted at 18:37h in Climate and Energy, Energy, Pollution & Emissions, Water by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Supreme Court of Canada issues Decision in Jessica Ernst’s Claim for Charter Damages On January 13th, in Ernst v. Alberta Energy Regulator, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision regarding...

26 Nov Government as sole protector of instream flows: let’s expand who we trust

Posted at 18:24h in Public Participation, Water, Water management, Watershed management by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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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...

12 Nov Conservation directives: an unknown and untested tool

Posted at 17:53h in Cumulative Effects, Land Use, Species at Risk, Water by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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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,...

14 Apr ELC Counsel Jason Unger on Water Quality in Alberta

Posted at 11:44h in Uncategorized, Water, Water management by Environmental Law Centre (ELC) 0 Comments

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ELC Counsel Jason Unger on Water Quality in Alberta Panel Discussion In celebration of Canadian Water Day last March 22, 2015, the Strathcona County invited Jason Unger, Staff Counsel at the...

04 Mar Springbank dry dam and environmental assessments

Posted at 14:43h in Environmental Assessment, Uncategorized, Water by Leah Orr 0 Comments

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Springbank dry dam and environmental assessments In today’s Calgary Herald: “Prentice confident Springbank dry dam most cost-effective option to protect Calgary.” The article outlines the reasons behind building a dry reservoir around...

28 Jan Of backhoes and water woes: reviewing the breadth of landscaping regulation under the Water Act.

Posted at 13:39h in Land Use, Water by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Of backhoes and water woes: reviewing the breadth of landscaping regulation under the Water Act We are not all hydrologists or hydrogeologists and this is likely a good thing (otherwise we...

22 Dec Omnibus budgets bills that transformed Canada’s environmental laws visited by the Federal Court

Posted at 14:06h in Environmental Assessment, Water by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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Omnibus budgets bills that transformed Canada’s environmental laws visited by the Federal Court The Federal Court issued its decision in Courtoreille v Governor General in Council 2014 FC 1244 on December...