Better Management of Private Docks on the Gorge Waterway
Prepared for Veins of Life Watershed Society, this memo explores solutions to the environmental problems caused by privately owned residential docks in the waters of the Greater Victoria area.
Publications
Green Bylaws for the Sunshine Coast
Prepared for Community Development Forum, Halfmoon Bay, in collaboration with the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association, Green Bylaws for the Sunshine Coast provides an overview of the green bylaws approach and sets out five recommendations to help protect sensitive ecosystems while addressing the region’s need for increased development and affordable housing.
A Citizen’s and Lawyer’s Guide to Private Prosecutions in British Columbia
Prepared on behalf of Watershed Watch Salmon Society (WWSS), A Citizen’s and Lawyer’s Guide to Private Prosecutions in British Columbia empowers citizens interested in protecting and defending the environment.
Fraser River Protection: An Initial Assessment of the Legal Failure for Cumulative Impacts
Prepared for member and former chief of the Xatśūll Nation Bev Sellars, who initiated this work as part of a larger Indigenous-led initiative to protect the Fraser River. REPORT SUMMARY: Review of Permitted Effluent Discharge into the Fraser River Watershed The Fraser River is the ecological, cultural and economic heart of British Columbia and is >
2023-24 Annual Report
As we take an end-of-fiscal-year deep breath, we’re also taking a moment to reflect. If we had to choose a theme for this past year, it would have to be transition. Along with our usual activities of teaching students and helping communities tackle environmental law problems, we celebrated a retiring colleague, launched Cohort 9 of ELC >
Lowering the Cost of Conservation: A Call to Reform Mineral Tenure Compensation in BC
Prepared for Northern Confluence Initiative, this report documents how BC’s mineral compensation regime is a barrier to meeting biodiversity protection and Indigenous reconciliation commitments and obligations and sets out a series of principles and approaches for reform.
Protecting Oceans and Waterways from Cigarette Butt Pollution
Report prepared for Surfrider Canada analyzing potential law reforms to protect oceans and waterways from cigarette butt pollution.
Whole-of-River-Protection for the Fraser River: A Scan of Legal Protection
A report prepared on behalf of Bev Sellars, President of Moccasin Footprint Society, outlining a range of approaches for whole-of-river protection initiatives.
Provincial and Federal Submissions Regarding The Need for Proper Disposal and Recycling of HFCs
Two submissions regarding the management of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) prepared on behalf of World Economic Forum Global Shapers – Vancouver Branch: Federal Submission: Provincial Submission:
Codifying Canada’s Glasgow Guidelines: A Proposal for Regulating Export Development Canada’s Fossil Fuel Finance
Submission prepared for Above Ground setting out the most feasible federal law reform recommendations for Canada to meet its commitments to end public financing for the international fossil fuel industry.