Tuesday, June 21, 2011
A shocking story from Mark Hume in the Globe and Mail on June 12th reveals …
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A shocking story from Mark Hume in the Globe and Mail on June 12th reveals …
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Do the governments of the world have a legal duty to protect the atmosphere…
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In celebration of World Oceans Day, we’re trying to raise $5000 to h…
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A recent environmental conviction in Abbotsford raises serious questions abou…
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We’re most of the way through the Spring 2011 sitting of BC’s …
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A recent BC Supreme Court decision concerning a gravel pit on Texada Island s…
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BC's Court of Appeal has sided with the West Moberly First Nations in req…
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When Enbridge recently held its annual meeting of shareholders in Calgary, t…
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For me one of the most interesting observations in West Coast Environmental Law’s “Emerging Solutions on Clean, Green Power” Dialogue came from former …
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This morning Chief Roland Willson and the entire Council of the West Moberly First Nations, from Northeast BC, walked into a courtroom in Victoria to ask a judge of the B…
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For some time West Coast Environmental Law has been advocating for the BC government to change the way it manages forests to recognize the reality of climate change.&nb…
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Alexandra Morton’s constitutional challenge to BC’s fish farm laws just keeps getting better. Justice Hinkson today has effectively created a moratoriu…
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This morning the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in MiningWatch Canada v.
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Friday, January 15, 2010
You may have heard that the province is in the process of consulting British Columbians about how cosmetic pesticides should be regulated. “Cosmetic” &n…
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Close to 180 participants from all sides of BC’s heated debate about the future of renewable electricity generation gathered in Vancouver earlier this week at West …
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West Coast is not the only one blogging as a way to discuss environmental law. The BC government has launched its LivingWaterSmart blog as a key tool for consulting…
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A Residential Tenancy Branch decision, released on December 28th, 2009, has ordered a New Westminster landlord to pay $11,950 to the residents of two apartments for illega…
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