Category Archives : Pollution


Cover 2021 02 01 Minister Heyman Letter Jan2022

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, >


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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, >


Prince George, BC

Public Participation in Proposed Prince George Industrial Projects

Media: Westcoast Olefins pulls out of Polyethylene Project, still going ahead with Pineview plant (2021 Oct 20) CKPGToday.ca Proposed $5.6 billion petrochemical plant criticized by Prince George residents (2021 Sep 22) CBC News West Coast Olefins opposition reaches PG City >


Elk Valley Wildsight

Canada’s Failure to Control Elk Valley Coal Mine Pollution

This summer, the ELC asked the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development and the Auditor General of Canada for an inquiry Into Canada’s failure to control Elk Valley’s coal mine pollution. The comprehensive submission, prepared on behalf of Wildsight, >


Cover 2021 02 01 Local Government Jurisdiction Memo

Legal Memo on Jurisdiction of Local Governments to Oppose a Proposed Petrochemical Complex

Cover letter and Legal Memo prepared on behalf of Too Close 2 Home regarding the jurisdictions local governments have to oppose a proposed petrochemical complex in the Prince George area. For more information, see our request to the BC Provincial >


Cover 2020 03 06 Regulatory Negligence Inquiry Copy

Request for an Inquiry into Regulatory Negligence: Canada’s Failure to Control Elk Valley Coal Mine Pollution

Request pursuant to sections 7(2), 21.1, 23(1) and 23(2) of the Auditor General Act to the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development and the Auditor General of Canada for an inquiry Into Canada’s failure to control Elk Valley’s coal >


The Case for Indigenous Guardian Programs

Indigenous Guardians monitor and protect the lands and waters on their territory. They are the “eyes and ears” of a First Nation on the ground. Guardians monitor the activities of resources users, enforce federal, provincial, and Indigenous laws, gather data >