We recently learned that in May 2018 a Notice of Application was filed by six landowners seeking to quash the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA)’s decision that the revised Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) conformed to the required guidelines set forth earlier by the CEAA.   Despite the application, we’ve been advised by Alberta Transportation that the regulatory process will proceed as planned and the court proceeding should not hold up any work in the interim. The matter […]

When pressed on whether he supports the Springbank Off-stream Reservoir Project – Calgary’s only hope for flood protection on the Elbow River – UCP Leader Jason Kenney said he is not committed to any one proposal. Wait … what?   As reported in the Calgary Herald, he said “some of the opponents of Springbank have raised some reasonable concerns” and that he would take “expert advice” on the project. Really?   Expert advice? Here’s a start:   […]