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2022-05-03
Summer Student Positions 2022
May 3, 2022 Updated on May 11, 2022 to reflect new deadline extension. East Coast Environmental Law is inviting applications for two summer student positions funded by the Canada Summer Jobs Program. Scroll down for a description of each position, click here for a PDF copy of the job posting for an Aboriginal and Indigenous Law Research Assistant, or click here for a PDF copy of the job posting for a general Legal Research Assistant. Aboriginal and Indigenous Law Research Assistant East Coast Environmental Law invites applications to join our summer student team as an Aboriginal and Indigenous Law Research Assistant. About the Position East Coast Environmental Law is a regional environmental law charity that provides public-interest environmental law services throughout Atlantic Canada. As part of our work, we engage in public legal education to make environmental laws and legal processes more accessible and easier to understand. One of our public legal education offerings is our “Summary Series”, which is a series of short guides that explain environmental law processes and topical issues in environmental law. We have begun working on new Summary Series materials that will address Aboriginal and Indigenous law in environmental contexts, focusing in particular on how…
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2022-09-12
Summer Student Series 2022: Clare Henderson
September 12, 2022 Introduction As a placement student with East Coast Environmental Law this summer, I conducted legal research and analysis on legal and policy issues related to the protection of coastal environmental in the Atlantic region. As part of my work, I looked at the issue of infilling of private water lots in coastal areas. Infilling of Private Water Lots in the Halifax Regional Municipality The Northwest Arm, located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, is a coastal area used for transportation, fishing, and recreation. Species like lobster, minke whales, and eelgrass are also found in the area.1 Many properties along the Northwest Arm are privately owned water lots, which cover approximately one third of the water surface in this area. For years, landowners have been infilling these private water lots to extend the usable land on their property. This has resulted in alteration of the coastline, habitat destruction, and the decrease in the viability of the Northwest Arm as a public resource.2 There has been strong public opposition against the infilling of the Northwest Arm from residents, government officials, and community groups. Interest and concern over infilling of privately owned water lots increased during the summer of 2021, when owners of a home located…
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