15 Oct Water markets and winning the lottery
Water markets and winning the lottery As it is Blog Action Day regarding water...
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08 Oct Scratching the surface of water quality guidelines: From agriculture to oilsands
Scratching the surface of water quality guidelines: From agriculture to oilsands By Jason Unger Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre In the wake of James Cameron’s visit, and with...
06 Aug The rivers be dammed, or is that damned?
The rivers be dammed, or is that damned? By Jason Unger Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre If we are serious about aquatic ecosystem health in the South Saskatchewan...
20 Jul Accountable for what?
Accountable for what? When we talk about accountability we are, by necessity, drawn into the world of law. The word “accountable”, meaning “responsible; answerable” (Black’s Law...
22 Jun Environmental Rights: Bill C-469 moves forward
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Environmental Rights: Bill C-469 moves forward By Adam Driedzic, Staff Counsel Federal Bill C-469, the Private Members’ proposal for a Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights, has passed...
21 Jun Canadian government decides that your sewage doesn’t stink for up to 30 years from now
Canadian government decides that your sewage doesn’t stink for up to 30 years from now Last week, the Canadian Press reported the results of a two-year...
18 May Aboriginal peoples and the future of water management in Alberta
Aboriginal peoples and the future of water management in Alberta The Canadian Institute of Resources Law has an interesting conference coming up: Aboriginal Peoples and the...
04 May Navigable waters protection update
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Navigable waters protection update A few months ago we posted about the Ministerial Order under the federal Navigable Waters Protection Act ("Are Canadian Waterways Subject to...
30 Apr Syncrude ducks the issue
Syncrude ducks the issue The prosecution has delivered its closing arguments in the 'ducks in tailings pond' case of R. v. Syncrude. Syncrude’s non-suit application was...
27 Apr Alberta Auditor General looks at managing Alberta’s water supply – compliance, wetland policy under scrutiny
Alberta Auditor General looks at managing Alberta’s water supply - compliance, wetland policy under scrutiny Last week, when local media were distracted with cell phone driving...
21 Apr Water transfers require due process
Water transfers require due process MEDIA RELEASE Edmonton, AB, 21 April 2010 – Last month a public notice appeared on the Alberta Environment website that indicated that...
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...