Category Archives: Protection of Species

The Curious Case of the Greater Sage Grouse in Alberta

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Shaun Fluker

By Shaun Fluker  PDF Version: The Curious Case of the Greater Sage Grouse in Alberta Legislation commented on: Emergency Order for the Protection of the Greater Sage Grouse, PC 2013-2045  The Greater Sage Grouse is on the brink of disappearing … Continue reading →

Posted in Protection of Spaces, Protection of Species | 1 Comment

A Stay of Proceedings and Endangered Species at the Environmental Appeals Board

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Shaun Fluker

PDF Version: A Stay of Proceedings and Endangered Species at the Environmental Appeals Board Decision commented on: Hanson and Lindberg v Director, Northern Region, Operations Division, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development, re: County of St. Paul (07 November 2013), … Continue reading →

Posted in Environmental, Protection of Species | 2 Comments

Update on the Sage-grouse, the Separation of Powers and the Rule of (Ineffective Environmental) Law(s)

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Martin Olszynski

PDF Version: Update on the Sage-grouse, the Separation of Powers and the Rule of (Ineffective Environmental) Law(s) Cases Considered: Alberta Wilderness Association v Canada (Attorney General), 2013 FCA 190, Wildlands League and Federation of Ontario Naturalists v Ministry of Natural … Continue reading →

Posted in Administrative Law, Constitutional, Environmental, Protection of Species | 4 Comments

Justice for the Blanding’s Turtle at the Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Shaun Fluker

PDF version: Justice for the Blanding’s Turtle at the Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal Case commented on: Prince Edward (County) v Ontario (Ministry of the Environment), [2013] OERTD No 40. Sometimes an exploration into what is missing will reveal more than … Continue reading →

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Species at risk and an adjustment clause

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Shaun Fluker

PDF version: Species at risk and an adjustment clause Case considered: Matichuk v Quattro Holdings Ltd, 2013 ABQB 164. The case of Matichuk v Quattro Holdings Ltd involves a contractual dispute over the sale of a parcel of agricultural land in … Continue reading →

Posted in Contracts, Environmental, Protection of Species | 1 Comment