ELC Statement of Concern regarding Eastern Irrigation District Re-Allocation 4/10/2010 Click here to read Statement of Concern regarding Eastern Irrigation District Re-Allocation. ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTRE: The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) has been seeking...
The scales of just-fish: are letters of advice crappie ways to minnow-mize harm? The case of Cassiar Watch 4/9/2010 The federal Fisheries Act R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14 is one of Canada’s oldest and most important...
Syncrude muddies the waters 3/4/2010 It’s “like” unconstitutional. On March 1, 2010, trial began for the death of 1,600 ducks in a tailing pond at the Syncrude Aurora mine north of Fort...
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...
Public Participation in Environmental Decision-Making in Alberta - Part I (Slides and video) 2/4/2010 How are decisions made to authorize industrial operations in Alberta? Who gets to use water and how? How...
Consistency and Accountability in Implementing Watershed Plans in Alberta: A jurisdictional review and recommendations for reform 1/29/2010 Collaborative watershed planning has been adopted across much of North America as the method of...
Are Canadian waterways subject to public rights? 12/10/2009 The Navigable Waters Protection Act (NWPA) has existed since 1882 and is one of the oldest pieces of legislation in Canada. Public common law rights to...
Worth Our Salt: Tightening constraints on water supplies call into question the legal line drawn between saline and pure sources 7/3/2009 Published in Alberta Oil Magazine Summer 2009 By Jason Unger As a food preservative, salt...
ELC Comments on Draft Directive [XXX] - Oil and Gas Development Within or Proximal to Water Bodies 3/18/2009 Click here to read Comments on Draft Directive [XXX] - Oil and Gas Development Within...
The ABC's of Environmental Jurisdiction 9/5/2008 An Alberta guide to federal, provincial and municipal responsibility This alphabetical guide is designed to assist the public, environmental groups, and others to determine how environmental issues...
ELC Comments on Alberta’s Proposed Wetland Policy and Implementation Plan 10/14/2007 Click here to read Comments on Alberta’s Proposed Wetland Policy and Implementation Plan....
ELC Comments on Water For Life Strategy Renewal 8/24/2007 Click here to read Comments on Water For Life Strategy Renewal....