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WCELA Submission on Proposed Regulations for Scott Islands Marine National Wildlife Area
Author: Linda Nowlan, Maryann Watson
Publication Date: January 2017
Pages: 9
Topics: Marine Protected Areas
Will the Pacific North Coast Oil Tanker Ban Hold Water? A Review of Canada’s Proposed New Legislation
Author: Gavin Smith
Publication Date: January 2017
Pages: 14
Topics: Oil tankers, Pacific coast
Green Waterfront Design Charrette Report
Author: Deborah Carlson, Deborah Harford et. al.
Publication Date: December 2016
Pages: 104
Topics: Climate adaptation, local governments, sea level rise, coastal communities
West Coast Environmental Law submissions on next generation environmental assessment
Author: Anna Johnston
Publication Date: December 2016
Pages: 36
Topics: Environmental Assessment, Cumulative Impacts
Habitat 2.0: A new approach to Canada's Fisheries Act
Author: Linda Nowlan
Publication Date: November 2016
Pages: 36
Topics: Fisheries Act, fish habitat
WCELA Brief on Review of Public Navigation Rights in Canada
Author: Andrew Gage
Publication Date: November 2016
Pages: 8
Topics: Navigation Protection Act
West Coast Environmental Law Research Foundation submission on protecting the free speech of charities
Author: Jessica Clogg
Publication Date: November 2016
Pages: 19
Topics: Charities law, Canada Revenue Agency, free speech, public participation
Sustainable Water Governance and Indigenous Law Research Project (2016-2023)
Author: Decolonizing Water
Publication Date: October 2016
Pages: 2
Topics: Indigenous law, water
West Coast Environmental Law Association Submission to Transport Canada Regarding Formalization of the Pacific North Coast Oil Tanker Moratorium
Author: Gavin Smith
Publication Date: September 2016
Pages: 11
Topics: Oil tankers, Pacific coast
Indigenous Legal Traditions and the Future of Environmental Governance in Canada
Author: Jessica Clogg, Hannah Askew, Eugene Kung, Gavin Smith
Publication Date: September 2016
Pages: 24
Topics: Indigenous Law