New at West Coast
30 November, 2011
Law students are a critical part of our work. We are seeking law student interns for summer 2012. The successful candidates will assist staff lawyers in the areas of law reform, legal research and...
7 November, 2011
West Coast is pleased to profile four recently awarded Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund...
31 October, 2011
Law, power and environmental decision-making... West Coast ED & Senior Counsel Jessica Clogg joined Stephen Owen, PC, QC, and EDRF lawyer Glen Bell led a lively panel discussion at the...
13 October, 2011
Are you – or anyone you know - crowded in your current office/work place situation, looking for nicer space, or just needing a change? West Coast Environmental Law has cool...
31 August, 2011
Rachel has a background in local government, land use, Aboriginal and public interest environmental law. Her work with West Coast will focus on environmental assessment law reform, and other law...
4 July, 2011
Grants take on everything from gravel pits to sewage lagoons
West Coast is pleased to announce the following...
1 June, 2011
West Coast is currently seeking a new Environmental Lawyer to join our team. To view the full details of this exciting employment opportunity, ...
26 May, 2011
On February 16th, 2011, audience members heard invited participants explore, from a range of key perspectives, how BC's laws and policies about land use should evolve in light of climate...
12 May, 2011
West Coast Environmental Law was proud to witness the strength of theYinka Dene Alliance asserting their Indigenous laws and authority over their land,yesterday in Calgary. Click on the player...
23 March, 2011
West Coast Environmental Law is proud to have recently partnered with the UBC Faculty of Law, among the largest and most respected law programs in Canada, to...
23 March, 2011
West Coast is pleased to announce the following Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund (EDRF)...
22 March, 2011
West Coast Environmental Law has up to 5 recently renovated individual offices for rent, to share with our own staff at our office on West 10th Ave in Kits (2006 West 10th Avenue - one block from...
21 February, 2011
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7 February, 2011
We take it as a given that governments will be more interested in protecting the environment if ordinary people who care about these issues get involved in political parties – in whichever...
1 February, 2011
West Coast Environmental Law is pleased to co-host the Renewing Environmental Law: Conference for Public Interest Environmental...
22 December, 2010
We are seeking law interns for the summer. The successful candidates will assist staff lawyers in the areas of law reform, legal research and legal education. Law students and legal interns are a...
4 December, 2010
We don’t ask our supporters to take political action very often. We need your help right now because on Tuesday evening, December 7th, the House of Commons will vote on a motion calling for...
18 November, 2010
West Coast Environmental Law is calling for nominations for the Dr. Andrew Thompson award.
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3 November, 2010
Many of BC's current resource and land-use management laws were made decades ago, before the phrase “climate change” had even been coined, and before climate change was...
28 October, 2010
West Coast Environmental Law is seeking a talented and energetic Communications Intern to provide general communications support for our legal, fundraising, and communications staff. The...
25 October, 2010
West Coast has three renovated and furnished offices for rent on West 10th Avenue, one block from West Broadway and Arbutus and convenient public transportation.
$1,700 for three self-...
1 October, 2010
Vancouver BC—On Friday afternoon, the Chiefs of the First Nations Summit of BC, representing a majority of First Nations and Tribal Councils in BC, stated that the ...
10 September, 2010
The federal government is attempting to arbitrarily limit the length of federal comprehensive study environmental assessments - and in doing so, they are short circuiting again the upcoming...
22 July, 2010
West Coast Environmental Law is proud to support the following groups with grants through our Environmental...
16 June, 2010
West Coast Environmental Law is proud to support the following groups with grants through our Environmental...
1 June, 2010
West Coast is very pleased to welcome Deborah Carlson, who joins our team as Staff Counsel. Called to the bar in 1996, Deborah practiced litigation at Miller Thomson for over five years including...
