Protecting Public Green Space
A submission prepared on behalf of the Veins of Life Watershed Society on the need to protect public waterfront on the Gorge from private use and occupation.
Category Archives : ENVIRONMENT
Request That Coal Mine Pollution Issues in the Kootenay/Kootenai River Watershed Be Referred to the International Joint Commission
Submission prepared on behalf of Wildsight requesting that the issue of cross-border coal mine pollution issues in the Kootenay/Kootenai River Watershed be referred to the International Joint Commission.
Competition Bureau Investigation into Coffee Pods Recyclability Claims
We’ve said many times before that some ELC files need time to brew. Such was the case with our 2019 submission with Ecojustice to Canada’s Competition Bureau asking for an investigation into Keurig Canada’s claims about the recyclability of their >
Protecting Bear Dens in BC Forests
An ELC Clinic submission prepared for Sierra Club of BC on laws to protect bear dens in British Columbia.
Request for an Audit and Examination of BC Hydro Funding of the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program
Submission prepared on behalf of the BC Wildlife Federation requesting an audit and examination of BC Hydro’s funding of the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) and the propriety of the FWCP’s current distribution of BC Hydro funds for fish >
Comments on Canada’s Draft Single-Use Plastics Prohibition Regulations
An ELC Clinic submission prepared on behalf of Surfrider Foundation Canada providing comments on Canada’s draft Single-Use Plastics Prohibition Regulations.
Comprehensive Environmental Assessment Application Regarding a Proposed Natural Gas Liquid Recovery Project
Application regarding a proposed Natural Gas Liquids Recovery Project in the Prince George area, submitted to BC’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy and the Chief Executive Assessment Officer on behalf of Too Close 2 Home on January 31, >
Competition Bureau Investigation into Coffee Pods Recyclability Claims
May 2019 co-submission with Ecojustice to Canada’s Competition Bureau asking for an investigation into Keurig Canada’s claims about the recyclability of their coffee pods. RESULTS: In response, Canada’s Competition Bureau ordered Keurig to stop their misleading advertising, fined them $3million, >
Protecting Herons and Other Birds from Overhead Transmission Lines
Submission prepared on behalf of the BC Great Blue Heron Society requesting an investigation on the lethal impacts of transmission lines on herons and other birds at the Roberts Bank Superport near Delta, BC
Public Participation in Proposed Prince George Industrial Projects
In late August, the ELC filed a submission on behalf of Too Close 2 Home asking the BC Provincial Government to conduct a Regional Assessment with public hearings regarding a proposed petrochemical complex project in the Prince George area. While >