Publications
Cleaning up Coles Bay: A Partnership for Justice and Shellfish Restoration
A submission on behalf of the Pauquachin First Nation to the District of North Saanich regarding the rehabilitation of shellfish habitat on the Saanich Peninsula.
Cleaning Up Coles Bay: The Urgent Need to Restore Traditional Shellfish Harvesting Sites of the Pauquachin First Nation
A submission on behalf of the Pauquachin First Nation to the Ministers of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation; Health; Environment and Climate Change Strategy; Land, Water and Resource Stewardship; and Agriculture and Food.
Reforming the Competition Act to Defend Climate: The Need to Regulate Deceptive Ads
There is clearly no issue facing Canadians that is of higher importance than dealing with climate change. The Government of Canada’s current initiative to reform the Competition Act presents a unique opportunity to reform the Act’s provisions to better deter deceptive advertising – particularly deceptive advertising that poses a direct threat to global climate stability. >
Reducing Wildfire by Encouraging Prescribed and Cultural Burning
Law reform recommendations to combat the ever-increasing scale of mega-fires that ravage the province each year through supporting prescribed and cultural burning, which has been an essential part of British Columbia’s ecosystems since time immemorial, and is one of many Indigenous land management practices proven to increase biodiversity globally.
Protecting Indigenous Cultural Heritage Resources on Private Land
In recent years, Indigenous Nations in British Columbia have made great progress in providing better management and protection for cultural heritage resources, such as artifacts, spiritual sites, initiation sites, transformation sites, burial grounds, cultural practice sites, ceremonial bathing sites, and culturally significant landscapes. Protecting Cultural Heritage Resources on Private Land: Potential Strategies and Tools for >
Job Posting: ELC Clinic Lawyer
The Environmental Law Centre is inviting applications for a full-time Environmental Law Clinic Lawyer. This is a unique opportunity to practice public interest environmental law full time within an institutional setting working with passionate students, colleagues and clients. Please see the posting for more information. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
Legal and Policy Options to Ban or Limit the Use of Horticultural Peat Moss in British Columbia
A submission prepared on behalf of Peatlands Protection Society recommending legal and policy options to ban or limit the use of horticultural peat moss in BC.
Wild Places and Green Spaces: A Citizen’s Guide to Proving Public Access
Prepared on behalf of the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC, this Citizen’s Guide is designed to assist British Columbians who want to prove a public right to access to wild places and green spaces. October 20, 2022: updated version of the report with minor changes uploaded
2021-22 Annual Report
A review of highlights from 2021-22, a year where we resumed in-person teaching and welcomed new members to the ELC team, helping us to deliver over 6500 hours of pro bono legal services to Indigenous and community organizations across BC.