Thursday, September 18, 2014 We believe that BC’s incorporated societies – community development organizations, church groups, secular groups, community organizations, hunting groups, and, yes, environmental organizations such as West Coast…
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 We’ve written before about the apparent and unacceptable influence of the oil and gas industry on Canada’s environmental laws, which may have extended to a suggestion…
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 June 28, 2014 marked the 5th and final Tar Sands Healing Walk, a grassroots event organized by local Indigenous communities in the heart of the tar…
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 Governments and businesses rely heavily on the advice of professionals on a wide range of environmental, resource management and land use planning decisions. That’s why it’s…
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 The costs of climate change are being hotly debated. Prime Minister Harper has suggested that strong policies that address climate change will hurt jobs and the…
Friday, June 27, 2014 On June 26, 2014 the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decision in Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia marked a watershed moment in the long journey of…
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 The 10 day Water Festival hosted by The Lummi Nation of Washington State wrapped up on June 22nd. I had the opportunity to attend part of…
Thursday, June 19, 2014 If you've read the federal government's June 17 press release about Enbridge's Northern Gateway proposal, you might be wondering what it all means. Here's our quick…
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 Several of the most contentious changes to environmental laws passed during the 2014 spring session of the BC Legislature seem to have been developed, and pushed…
Friday, June 13, 2014 Should BC be used to trans-ship American coal to China? Who gets to decide? And what does that mean for our environment? These issues and others…
Thursday, May 22, 2014 The Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic – a direct result of climate change – has cost British Columbia billions in lost timber value alone – a reality…
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 Thank you to everyone who spoke up to oppose Bill 24 – the proposed Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2014. Your voices played an important role…
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 On April 11, 2014, the Yinka Dene Alliance (“YDA”) held an All Clans Gathering in Nak’azdli (adjacent to Fort St. James) in order for their leaders…
Monday, April 28, 2014 New regulations under the Fisheries Act allow Canada’s Fisheries and Environment Ministers to give blanket authorization to cause pollution in fish habitat in a range of…
Monday, April 14, 2014 The current session of the BC Legislature has kept us quite busy. While we’ve had occasion to discuss several bills in our Environmental Law Alert, we…
Friday, April 4, 2014 It’s generally bad news for the environment & democracy when the government rewrites laws at the request of an industry. But when it comes to provincial…
Monday, March 31, 2014 Last month, the federal government rejected Taseko Mines’proposal to build the controversial New Prosperity Project. Again. But Taseko is going to court arguing that the environmental…
Monday, March 10, 2014 With the BC Legislature’s Spring Session in full swing, there are lots of new, proposed laws to read and comment on, and we’ve been drawing your…
Friday, March 7, 2014 Can a private resort company own a lake? If so, are the fish in the lake private or public? And can the resort keep the public…
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 A little more than a week ago (on February 13th), the Association of BC Forest Professionals (ABCFP) awarded its first ever “Climate Change Innovators” Award to…
