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WCEL Submission on Interim Code of Practice for Repair, Maintenance and Construction of Docks, Moorings and Boathouses
Author: West Coast Environmental Law
Publication Date: December 2023
Pages: 5
Topics: Fish habitat protection, plastic/styrofoam pollution
Letter to Prime Minister: Strengthening Impact Assessment and Regulatory Efficiency
Author: Anna Johnston, Staff Lawyer, Multiple Authors
Publication Date: December 2023
Pages: 4
Topics: Impact Assessment Act, environmental assessment, Supreme Court of Canada
Lower Fraser Floodplains Forum 2023 Dialogue on Regional Action
Author: Lower Fraser Floodplains Coalition
Publication Date: November 2023
Pages: 32
Topics: Flood recovery, climate adaptation, reconciliation
Regulating Canada’s oil and gas industry with a strong emissions cap
Author: Multiple Authors
Publication Date: September 2023
Pages: 9
Topics: Climate change, emissions cap, oil and gas emissions
WCEL Submission to Parks Canada Regarding its Development of General Regulations under the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act
Author: Stephanie Hewson, Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: July 2023
Pages: 3
Topics: national marine conservation areas, marine protected areas, minimum protection standards
BC Conservation Covenant Handbook: A Guide to Best Practices for Conservation Covenants in British Columbia
Author: Hillyer, Ann; Atkins, Judy (1st & 2nd eds.); van Drimmelen, Ben (3rd & 4th eds.)
Publication Date: June 2023
Pages: 200
Topics: Land; Conservation; Private options
Protecting the Coast and Ocean: A Guide to Marine Conservation Law in British Columbia
Author: Stephanie Hewson, Linda Nowlan, Georgia Lloyd-Smith, Deborah Carlson & Michael Bissonnette
Publication Date: June 2023
Pages: 300
Topics: Marine Protection, Coastal and Ocean Laws
WCEL Submission on the Policy Intentions Paper for a Coastal Marine Strategy for British Columbia
Author: Michael Bissonnette, Staff Lawyer, Erin Gray, Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: April 2023
Pages: 10
Topics:
WCEL Submission to DFO's Ecologically Significant Areas Draft National Framework
Author: Stephanie Hewson – Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: January 2023
Pages: 4
Topics: fish, fish habitat, ecologically sensitive areas
WCEL Submission Regarding Cumulative Effects on Fish and Fish Habitat
Author: Deborah Carlson, Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: December 2022
Pages: 8
Topics: Fisheries Act, Fish Habitat, Cumulative Effects