Review, variance and compensation under the Alberta Land Stewardship Act and release of the Updated Draft Lower Athabasca Regional Plan *

Canada - October 12 2011
The Alberta Land Stewardship Act (ALSA) was proclaimed in October 2009 and subsequently amended in May 2011.

Co-authors: Sander Duncanson, Martin Ignasiak, Katherine M. Murphy.

West Moberly First Nations v. British Columbia (Chief Inspector of Mines) 2011 BCCA 247 *

Canada - July 19 2011
The majority of the British Columbia Court of Appeal suggested in West Moberly First Nations v. British Columbia (Chief Inspector of Mines), 2011 BCCA 247, that under certain circumstances Treaty 8 protected the right to hunt a specific herd of animals and not merely a general right to hunt for food.

Co-authors: Colin Feasby, Martin Ignasiak.