For those interested in public interest environmental law, the annual conference at the University of Oregon is the place to come together with other strategic environmental thinkers and doers. It provides an excellent opportunity for our students to connect with >
Many congratulations to ELC Legal Director Calvin Sandborn who was awarded Svitlana Kravchenko Environmental Rights Award at this year’s Public Interest Environmental Law Conference in Eugene, Oregon in early March. The award is given to a person who has “exquisite qualities >
This summer, the ELC welcomed UVic Law alumna Deborah Curran to her new role as Acting Executive Director. While the role might be new, Deborah has worked with the ELC since as far back as 2005, when she supervised a >
In early October, the ELC hosted a gathering to celebrate its 20th anniversary, recognize student leadership, and thank supporters. One of the night’s highlights was hearing from former ELC client John Snyder, who first came to the ELC in 2010 >
The Paris Climate Agreement ensures that 2015 will be remembered as a landmark year for Canadianenvironmental and energy law. Whether 2015 will also be a turning point is more difficult to say. The agreement is certainly an historic achievement in >
Last year, Justice Abella of the Supreme Court of Canada gave a lecture at the University of Victoria. Wearing a suit and pink tie, she recounted stories and lessons from her 40 years at the Bar. She was funny, inspirational >
Submissions for all the applicants and intervenors in favour of the applicants’ positions wrapped up on Monday. For the next two days, the Court was scheduled to hear from the respondents and intervenors making submissions against the applicants’ positions. Due >
After two days of First Nations submissions, nature groups had their say at the Northern Gateway hearings. On Day 3, the Court heard submissions from ELC lawyer Chris Tollefson on behalf of Federation of British Columbia Naturalists (BC Nature), Ecojustice >
Elk/Beaver Lake “A Tale of Two Lakes”: Can aging lakes be rejuvenated? Oct 29 public form University of Victoria, Fraser Building, Room 159 Public forum: 7-9pm Information exhibition: 6-7pm (in Fraser Building Student Lounge) Presented by the Environmental Law Centre >
The second day of the Northern Gateway judicial reviews started out under Vancouver autumn’s trademark grey skies. It was a stark contrast to yesterday’s brilliant sunshine that saw hundreds of people come out in support of the eight First Nations >