Alberta’s changing land-use planning system 11/24/2009 Published in Wild Lands Advocate, October 2009 By Cindy Chiasson, Executive Director, Environmental Law Centre The Alberta government has moved closer to implementation of its new land use planning and...
Vast control: New land use apparatus blankets Alberta and concentrates power in the provincial cabinet 8/4/2009 Published in Alberta Oil Magazine August-September 2009 By Cindy Chiasson, Executive Director, Environmental Law Centre Alberta’s proposed new system of land...
ELC Comments on Bill 36, the Alberta Land Stewardship Act 5/12/2009 Comments on Bill 36, the Alberta Land Stewardship Act...
ELC Backgrounder: Bill 36 – Lack of substantive planning criteria 5/1/2009 ELC Backgrounder: Bill 36 – Lack of substantive planning criteria...
ELC Backgrounder: Bill 36 - Limited rights to participate and appeal 5/1/2009 ELC Backgrounder: Bill 36 - Limited rights to participate and appeal...
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...
Great expectations: Keeping the promises of Alberta’s Land Use Framework a mammoth task 2/1/2009 Published in Alberta Oil Magazine, February-March, 2009 By Cindy Chiasson, Executive Director, Environmental Law Centre A long-standing part of Alberta’s mythology...
B.C. serves notice: A novel approach sees landowners in the province’s energy heartland informed prior to resource development 12/1/2008 Published in Alberta Oil Magazine, December 2008-January 2009 By Jodie Hierlmeier, Staff Counsel, Environmental Law...
Legal Aspects of Conservation Easements 10/8/2008 Many Alberta landowners are considering donating a conservation easement (CE) and will want to consult a lawyer before they sign a CE agreement. Ducks Unlimited Canada...
Municipal Powers, Land Use Planning, and the Environment: Understanding the Public's Role 9/5/2008 Municipalities exercise a broad range of powers that have significant impacts on the environment. This report examines the emerging...
ELC Comments on the Draft Land-use Framework: "The Devil is in the Details" 6/17/2008 Comments on the Draft Land-use Framework: "The Devil is in the Details"...
Public input into new land-use regime critical 5/23/2008 Published in the Edmonton Journal, May 23, 2008 By Jodie Hierlmeier, Staff Counsel, Environmental Law Centre The province’s land-use framework signals a dramatic shift away from...