ELC Submission regarding Nexen Inc. Water Act Notice of Application 8/27/2010 Click here to read ELC Submission regarding Nexen Inc. Water Act Notice of Application. ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTRE: The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) has been...
The rivers be dammed, or is that damned? 8/6/2010 If we are serious about aquatic ecosystem health in the South Saskatchewan River Basin (SSRB) we have to really start talking about two...
Accountable for what? 7/20/2010 When we talk about accountability we are, by necessity, drawn into the world of law. The word “accountable”, meaning “responsible; answerable” (Black’s Law dictionary 9th ed.), evokes the...
ELC Submission to the AUC Re: Regulatory Process for Hydroelectic Power Generation Development 7/14/2010 Click here to read ELC Submission to the AUC Re: Regulatory Process for Hydroelectic Power Generation Development. ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL...
Environmental Rights: Bill C-469 moves forward 6/22/2010 Federal Bill C-469, the Private Members’ proposal for a Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights, has passed second reading in the House of Commons and will be considered by the...
Canadian government decides that your sewage doesn’t stink for up to 30 years from now 6/21/2010 Last week, the Canadian Press reported the results of a two-year long information request regarding a database held...
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...
Muddy Water II: 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...
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...
Alberta Auditor General looks at managing Alberta’s water supply – compliance, wetland policy under scrutiny 4/27/2010 Last week, when local media were distracted with cell phone driving proposals, the Auditor General of...
Water transfers require due process 4/21/2010 MEDIA ADVISORY Edmonton, AB, 21 April 2010 – Last month a public notice appeared on the Alberta Environment website that indicated that the Eastern Irrigation District (EID) had proposed changes...
Who gives a dam about hydro in Alberta? 4/10/2010 Recently the provincial government directed the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) to hold an inquiry on the regulatory process for hydroelectric power generation development....