On Friday, April 30th, 2010, please join West Coast Environmental Law in Nelson in celebrating the 20th anniversary of BC’s most successful and versatile environmental legal aid program – the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund (EDRF).

When:   7pm-8:30pm, Friday, April 30th, 2010

Where: Osprey Room, Best Western Baker Street Inn
              153 Baker Street, Nelson, BC

With the generous support of The Law Foundation of BC, over its 20-years in existence the EDRF has granted over $4 million to individuals, community groups and First Nations from the Kootenays and all across the province so they can hire lawyers and experts to protect BC’s environment.

Whether you’re a former recipient of EDRF funding or this is the first you’ve heard of it, if you care about the environment we’d love you to celebrate with us!

For 20 years the EDRF has helped the people of the Kootenays and nearby areas protect their environment. Our funding helped:

• The West Kootenay EcoSociety go to court to stop the construction of a road through turtle habitat in Grohman Narrows Provincial Park;
• Wildsight convince Transport Canada to create the first regulations under Canada's Shipping Act aimed at protecting wetlands (in the Columbia Wetlands); and
• Residents of Cranbrook successfully appeal a water licence that would have drained the ecologically significant Haha Creek Wetland.

Come learn about these and other wins, as well as getting a sneak peak of the exciting environmental initiatives that the EDRF is currently supporting in the Kootenays and elsewhere. If the EDRF has helped you, we would encourage you to come prepared to share – stories, and if possible, photos.

Please pass this invitation on to anyone who you think may be interested. You can also RSVP on Facebook and share the invitation with your Facebook friends.