Empowering communities, protecting ecosystems
Empowering communities, protecting ecosystems
Enhancing Environmental Oversight by BC’s Administrative Tribunals ELC Home March 16, 2011 Of the 26 administrative tribunals in British Columbia, about one-third have mandates that touch on environmental protection issues in one way or another. While most BC tribunals are mindful…
Learn how taxpayers are financially vulnerable for costly cleanups of coal mining operations in Maya Stano’s “Undermining the Value of Clean Air and Water” presented at a UVic Law event about the social and environmental impacts of coal mining in…
Letter requesting the provincial Health Minister appoint a formal inquiry under Public Health Act. The letter was written on behalf of Peace Environment and Safety Trustees Society (PEST) by ELC alumnus Tim Thielmann of Devlin Gailus and ELC Legal Director…
A report for Lifeforce Foundation on protecting Orca from boat traffic.
Documents how the provincial environmental assessment law is weak and discretionary when compared to other jurisdictions and makes 27 recommendations for reform. For more information, click here.
In this report prepared for Living Oceans Society, ELC student Matt Boulton examines the potential financial liability Canadian taxpayers could face if there were a catastrophic oil tanker spill in the coastal waters of British Columbia’s north coast.
Prepared for Canadian Cancer Society (BC & Yukon branch) and Toxic Free Canada, this draft provincial statute addresses the issue of baning the sale and use of pesticides used for cosmetic purposes, specifically pesticides that contain carcinogens and endocrine-disrupting chemicals.
Acting for the Veins of Life Watershed Society, the comprehensive report, Re-inventing Rainwater Management: Protecting Health and Restoring Nature in the Capital Region, documents the vast damage stormwater causes and then lays out a strategy for solving the problem.
This paper discusses funds established by regional districts to acquire and preserve land for conservation purposes and to fund conservation activities. It presents three case studies from around British Columbia, examining conservation funds established by the Capital Regional District (CRD),…
Recommendations regarding the Capital Regional District’s (CRD’s) proposed bylaws to establish zoning and land use policies for the 132,000 hectares of Rural Resource Lands in the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area. For more information, click here.
Submissions to the Minister of the Environment requesting a better public input and an independent environmental assessment process for the proposed Victoria International Marina project. For more information, click here.
Report presented to the District of North Cowichan Council on behalf of the Chemainus Residents Association examining Council’s legal duties when making planning decisions and documents the long history of community use of the lands commonly known as Echo Heights Forest…
