Case and Decision considered: Kelly v Alberta (Energy Resources Conservation Board), 2012 ABCA 19,
Hohloch v Director, Southern Region, Environmental Management, Alberta Environment and Water, re: Eastern Irrigation District (29 March 2012), (AEAB), Appeal No 10-043-ID2
As the Fall 2012 term approaches we here at the law school have started to prepare for the return of students and the resumption of lectures. In my case, this includes getting ready for another year of supervising our environmental law clinic. Before the new term arrives for the clinic, however, I want to look back on some highlights from 2011/2012. The clinic allows one to step out of the law school and into the field of environmental disputes in Alberta. If there was a common theme to all of our files last year, it was access to justice. I’ve chosen to end this recap with a tribute to Rick Collier who stood up for wilderness in an act of civil disobedience to protest the lack of public input into resource and environmental decision-making in Alberta.