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 : Sustainable Communities
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 >
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
Recognizing Indigenous Laws and Jurisdictions: Examples and Opportunities
The ELC’s work primarily serves British Columbia, but it often has much wider usefulness and impact. Such was the case that led to our recent collaborative work with the Justice and Corporate Accountability Project (JCAP) on an Amicus Curiae brief >
Kukama Women’s Federation Amicus Curiae Brief
Amicus Curiae Brief in support of the Kukama Women’s Federation. Filed in the Superior Court of Justice of Loreto in the Peruvian Amazon (2021 Sep 29) English version
Water for the Future
At the end of June, a hovering heat dome caused temperatures to soar far above normal ranges in many BC communities for days on end. With climate change models predicting more high temperatures and deepening draught conditions, many people are >
Water for the Future: Why BC Needs an Immediate Moratorium on New Water Bottling Licences
An ELC Clinic submission prepared for Golden and District Water Protection Committee. Link to Executive Summary: https://elc.uvic.ca/publications/exec-summary-water-for-the-future/
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Water for the Future: Why BC Needs an Immediate Moratorium on New Water Bottling Licences
Executive Summary of an ELC Clinic submission prepared for Golden and District Water Protection Committee. Link to full submission: https://elc.uvic.ca/publications/water-for-the-future/
Green Bylaws for Strategic Development that Protects Community Values
An ELC submission prepared for the Kitimat Rod and Gun Club aims to help a local government strategically protect natural resources in its quickly growing community. Reforming Kitimat’s Local Laws During an Industrial Boom calls on the District to use >