A Portuguese man was fined $1 in Terrace Provincial Court Wednesday Sept. 2 and ordered to donate $5,000 to the Heritage Conservation Trust Fund for hitting a swimming deer on the head off Bish Cove in Douglas Channel on May 14. Rodolfo Lopes, previously misidentified in court documents as Martins-Lopes, pleaded guilty in to one […]
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On Monday, October 20, 2014, the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Gail Shea, stood in the House of Commons during Question Period and proved she is not up for the job. Answering questions from Opposition MPs about the incident of the Russian container ship, Simushir, which drifted dangerously close to the coast of Haida Gwaii, […]
Blue Horizon, the company that had and lost the contract to dismantle the old Methanex site in Kitimat has obtained an injunction preventing the buyer of the equipment from removing the material from the site by the Kitimat River. Last November, Ko Yo Development of Hong Kong cancelled its contract with Blue Horizon that would […]
Gitxsan protestors ordered to end blockade by Sunday
December 8, 2011
First Nations Members of the Gitxsan First Nation who are objecting to the deal signed between Enbridge and the Gitxsan Treaty Office have been served an injunction ordering them to end their blockade of the office in Hazelton by Sunday. CFJW Gitxsan Protesters Vow to Defy Court Injunction Protesters continue to bar access to the Gitxsan […]
Cleanup worker files whistle blower lawsuit over Kalamazoo oil spill
December 7, 2011
Energy Environment Law The Kalamazoo Gazette reports in Judge to hear whistle-blower lawsuit of Kalamazoo River oil spill worker A Calhoun County judge next week will hear a whistle-blower lawsuit from a former Kalamazoo River oil spill cleanup worker who said he was fired after telling the media and state and federal agencies that crews […]
Analysis If there are any doubts about the confusing nature of National Energy Board hearings, at least for the public, as opposed to energy lawyers, that can be found in the decision relating to the application for the KM LNG limited partnership to export natural gas. The NEB granted a licence that will allow the […]
US Coast Guard seizes "stateless" drift net boat off Alaska: AP
October 8, 2011
Fishery Associated Press reporter Becky Bohrer in Juneau reports on the Bangun Perkasa a rat-infested illegal fishing boat with a 10 mile long drift net seized off Alaska. Seized Vessel Shines Light on Illegal Fishing The recent seizure of a stateless ship in international waters 2,600 miles off Alaska's coast has spotlighted the challenge that […]
Editorial: Lawyers have a lot to be thankful for this weekend
October 7, 2011
Editorial As lawyers from Vancouver Island to Calgary and on to Ottawa sit down for Thanksgiving dinner on Monday, they will be counting their blessings and adding up their billable hours thanks to the surprise announcement by Enbridge that the company is getting into the west coast LNG rush. On Thursday, Enbridge CEO Pat Daniel […]
Gitxaala First Nation settles with KM LNG
October 3, 2011
Energy The Gitxaala First Nation has settled its dispute with the KM LNG (also known as Kitimat LNG) over it's application before the National Energy Board for an export licence. A letter from Robert Janes, representing the Gitxaala, was filed with the NEB on Sept. 29, saying they were withdrawing their intervention and their motion […]
Energy Environment Link The West Coast Environmental Law blog says the decision by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to take funding away from the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area plan may actually blow back on Enbridge, delaying the Northern Gateway pipeline project for years. The cancellation of the funding is perceived as part of the […]