Freedom Train 2012 Taking Enbridge opposition Canada-wide
Thursday, May 17, 2012 The cross-Canada railway has always been a powerful symbol. Over the years it has been celebrated as a “nation-building” exercise by some, while it is remembered…
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Enbridge linked to PNCIMA cancellation
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Revelations on Sunday that Enbridge had actively, and successfully, lobbied the federal government to walk away from a decade long planning process with Coastal First Nations…
Save the Fraser Declaration – Alberta and Northwest Territories First Nations join BC First Nations in opposing Enbridge Pipeline and Tankers Proposal
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 On January 30th, media, First Nations groups, activists and one law student intern crowded into a hotel room on the outskirts of Edmonton for a press…
Legal Submissions in 140
I’ve been invited to participate in the first moot to be held entirely on Twitter. The Twitter Moot will cover environmental law and First Nations rights, and is already attracting…
First Nations from North, South and Interior stand against oil tankers and pipelines
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 December 1st marked a turning point in the effort to protect the Pacific coast and the watersheds that we all depend on from the threat of…
Tsilhqot’in v. Taseko and smart litigation
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 West Coast Environmental Law congratulates the Tsilhqot’in First Nation on its most recent court win in its efforts to protect Teztan Biny (Fish Lake) from the…
Prosperity Redux: a disappointing decision for the environment, First Nations and the EA process
Monday, November 7, 2011 Today, November 7, 2011, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) announced that Taseko Mine Ltd.’s gold and cop...
Viewing mining’s effects on First Nations through the lens of aboriginal rights
Monday, October 31, 2011 A Guest Post by Bonnie Docherty, Lecturer on Law and Senior Clinical Inst...
No pumping from Chemainus Aquifer for now
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Last July (2011) we told you about the Halalt First Nation’s win...
Why Harper’s shot at PNCIMA also hit Enbridge in the foot
Thursday, September 15, 2011 The Canadian government recently withdrew suddenly and unexpectedly f...
“No ‘elsewhere’ to go”
Friday, July 22, 2011 The Dene Tha’ First Nation has sought an order from the B.C. Supreme C...
Halalt Nation’s win protects Chemainus River
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 Last week (on July 13th), Madame Justice Wedge of the BC Supreme Court side...
Treaty 8 First Nations appeal to the UN to intervene against proposed Site C Dam
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 Treaty 8 First Nations have taken their struggle against the proposed Site ...
West Moberly Nation wins second round for the Caribou
Monday, May 30, 2011 BC's Court of Appeal has sided with the West Moberly First Nations in req...
First Nations tell Enbridge: No pipelines without consent
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 When Enbridge recently held its annual meeting of shareholders in Calgary, t...
Just 11 Caribou Left
Monday, February 1, 2010 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…