Environmental Law: Managing Risk 2011
Course Date: November 18, 2011
Course Date: November 18, 2011
Introduction and Overview
Anthony J. Crossman — Miller Thomson LLP, Vancouver
Sarah D. Hansen — Miller Thomson LLP, Vancouver
Contaminated Sites
- overview of the contaminated site regime
- amendments to Environmental Management Act and Contaminated Sites Regulations
- case law update: civil liability, cost recovery, the common law
Richard E. Bereti — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Una Radoja — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
John Ward — Ministry of Environment, Victoria
Real Estate and Corporate Commercial Transactions
- due diligence: what is it?
- working with consultants
- dealing with environmental issues generally
- M&As and buying or selling a business
- leases and buying or selling land
- land development
Gary A. Letcher — Edwards, Kenny & Bray LLP , Vancouver
Deborah H. Overholt — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Networking Break
Environmental Enforcement and Penalties
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what to do when the regulator calls
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penalties
Todd C. Gerhart — Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver
Clifford G. Proudfoot — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver
Networking Lunch
Environmental Assessment Process
- federal process
- BC process
- harmonization
- recent cases
Brad Armstrong, QC — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver
Beverly J. Hobby — Department of Justice Canada, Vancouver
Environmental Issues: Working with First Nations
- consultation and accommodation
- working with First Nations on environmental issues, IBAs
Rosanne M. Kyle — Janes Freedman Kyle Law Corporation, Vancouver
Climate Change
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overview
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federal approach
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British Columbia approach
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the future
Faculty TBA
Networking Break
Water Issues
- Fisheries Act: authorizations, prosecutions, penalties
- BC Regime: permits and work in and around streams
- the rights of water users versus the rights of resource developers
R. Max Collett — Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP, Vancouver
Andrew Gage — West Coast Environmental Law, Vancouver
Dr. Paul McElligott — Hemmera Environmental Engineers, Vancouver
Concluding Remarks
Anthony J. Crossman — Miller Thomson LLP, Vancouver
Sarah D. Hansen — Miller Thomson LLP, Vancouver
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