Student co-chair of the ELC Board Andhra Azevedo gave us permission to post her speech from the Student Awards event in January. We appreciate how Andhra puts into words what many people feel about UVic Law. We will miss Andhra’s energy >
With unbridled enthusiasm, ELC Legal Director Calvin Sandborn has taught over 400 Clinic students and mentored more than 20 articled students. But even before joining the ELC in 2003, Calvin was busy providing workable solutions for BC’s key environmental problems >
ELC Clinic students who demonstrate an excellence in and a commitment to improving environmental law and policy through their work are now eligible for a special prize. Former Director of Fish and Wildlife and Assistant Deputy Minister of Environment James >
By Calvin Sandborn, Meaghan Partridge, Jim McIsaac and Allison Stocks The world’s oceans are choking on plastic. This year up to 20 million tons of plastic bags, food wrappers, bottles, straws, Styrofoam, plastic fishing gear and other plastic products will >
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 >