This is the first in a series of stories we’ll share over the coming year in honour of the ELC’s approaching 25th anniversary. We’ll take this time to reflect on milestones and appreciate work done in the past that is >
Helping to improve deteriorating water quality and other ecological conditions at Elk/Beaver Lake that pose danger to the health of humans, animals, and the environment is the aim of the ELC submission Recommendations for Optimal Implementation of the Elk/Beaver Lake >
A recent ELC submission prepared for Be the Change Earth Alliance shows that introducing a mandatory program to reduce commuting trips could eliminate an estimated 5% of BC’s GHG emissions. Commute Trip Reduction Initiatives: Implementing Efficiencies in Transportation for a Green >
Gord Warrenchuk has a life-long love of solving puzzles and creating things. As a kid, he even built forts out of dead Christmas trees. Today he builds database management systems for non-profits – and he does it for free. At >
Thanks to funding from the Law Foundation of British Columbia, we were able to hire coop student Alexa Powell this past spring. Despite the challenges of suddenly shifting to online work partway into her term, Alexa adjusted quickly and was >
We are honoured to announce the Janet Person Environmental Law Centre Endowment Fund. We are deeply moved that Janet’s family chose to create this wonderful legacy that creates an ongoing endowment in support of the Clinic program. In addition to >
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 >
Our latest report on dealing with plastic pollution calls for the introduction of plastic recycling standards in Canada. This is the fourth report in the series of our work on plastics issues. Only 9% of total plastic is actually recycled, >
Over 550 law students have taken the ELC Clinic. Given that we know one-third of the UVic Law students enrol in the ELC Clinic and we’ve been at it for almost 25 years, that number in itself is not surprising. >
Earlier this year, we were thrilled when we ran into former articled student Carmen Gustafson to see that she was still working on environmental law issues, and we asked her for an update on her work and some thoughts on >