Navigable waters protection update 5/4/2010 A few months ago we posted about the Ministerial Order under the federal Navigable Waters Protection Act – ("Are Canadian Waterways Subject to Public Rights”) where we noted that this...
Syncrude ducks the issue 4/30/2010 The prosecution has delivered its closing arguments in the ‘ducks in tailings pond’ case of R. v. Syncrude. Syncrude’s non-suit application was dismissed, meaning that the company will be...
Feds 'gut' environmental assessments: Changes in budget could mean less scrutiny in oilsands 4/3/2010 By Kevin Ma St Albert Gazette The public is at risk of another Walkerton if the government passes proposed changes...
Deciding Factor: The mandate to protect public interest tests the resolve of regulators 3/16/2010 Published in Alberta Oil Magazine, February - March 2010 By Cindy Chiasson, Executive Director, Environmental Law Centre Give yourself a few...
Lake Ontario Waterkeeper podcast on environmental prosecutions 3/16/2010 Environmental prosecutions are making headlines again as Syncrude finds itself in court in Alberta. The company has contaminated ponds at its tar sands site...
Bill 50: Electric Statutes Amendment Act (Slides and video) 3/10/2010 In late 2009 the Alberta Government passed the Electric Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 50). This Act instituted significant changes for transmission line...
Bill 50 delivers shocks to transmission approvals in Alberta (Slides and handouts) 1/11/2010 On January 7th 2010, Laura Bowman presented a lunch seminar on Bill 50, the Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009. This...
11/17/2009 MEDIA ADVISORY BILL 50 – A CURIOUS SOLUTION TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS Edmonton, AB, 17 November 2009 – There is no doubt that electricity transmission planning and approval in Alberta faces challenges, including difficulty...
ELC Comments on Bill 50, the Electric Statutes Amendment Act 11/17/2009 Click here to read the ELC'c Comments on Bill 50, the Electric Statutes Amendment Act....
Perennial pipeline puzzle: The question of surface rights compensation for buried lines goes to court 4/20/2009 Published in Alberta Oil Magazine April-May 2009 By Dean Watt, Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre For years, pipeline operators in...
MLAs must give public greater voice in energy hearings 6/24/2008 Published in the Edmonton Journal, June 24, 2008 By Cindy Chiasson, Executive Director, Environmental Law Centre June 24, 2008 Edmonton Journal Letters to the Editor P.O. Box...
ELC Comments on the Draft Agreement to Create Joint Review Panel for Bruce Nuclear Project 6/18/2008 Click here to read ELC Comments on the Draft Agreement to Create Joint Review Panel for...