Empowering communities, protecting ecosystems
Empowering communities, protecting ecosystems
This paper discusses funds established by regional districts to acquire and preserve land for conservation purposes and to fund conservation activities. It presents three case studies from around British Columbia, examining conservation funds established by the Capital Regional District (CRD),…
Recommendations regarding the Capital Regional District’s (CRD’s) proposed bylaws to establish zoning and land use policies for the 132,000 hectares of Rural Resource Lands in the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area. For more information, click here.
Submissions to the Minister of the Environment requesting a better public input and an independent environmental assessment process for the proposed Victoria International Marina project. For more information, click here.
Report presented to the District of North Cowichan Council on behalf of the Chemainus Residents Association examining Council’s legal duties when making planning decisions and documents the long history of community use of the lands commonly known as Echo Heights Forest…
A Submission to the Ministers Responsible: The Hon. George Abbott, Minister of Health Services, The Hon. Mary Polak, Minister of Healthy Living and Sport, and The Hon. Murray Coell, Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development Submitted by: Sewerage System Regulation Improvement Coalition (SSRIC). For more information, click here.
Legal research paper prepared for the Saanich Inlet Protection Society (SIPS) on human waste dumping and traffic congestion in the Saanich Inlet.
Prepared for the Land Trust Alliance of BC, this report gives an overview of how water is managed in BC and the immediate conservation opportunities to protect water for ecosystem uses such as fish and wildlife.
Prepared for BC Sustainable Energy Association, this memo addresses the following issues: Argument for Progressive Legislation Recommended amendments to the BCUC mandate, jurisdiction and objectives Recommended amendments to Participant Cost Award Eligibility Guidelines Recommended amendments to Participant Cost Award Procedures
In this detailed letter written on behalf of Sea-to-Sea Greenbelt Society, the ELC asks the Auditor General to examine Minister Rich Coleman’s January 2007 decision allowing Western Forest Products (WFP) to remove over 28,000 hectares of land from three Tree Farm…
A strategy for protecting natural and conservation values in the international Skagit River Valley. Prepared by the ELC in collaboration with: Steve and Kathy Berman Environmental Law Clinic University of Washington School of Law. For more information, click here.
A Citizen’s Guide to Freedom of Information is designed to assist citizens dealing with FOI issues. For more information, click here.
Study of the best water conservation strategies being employed around the world.
