Case Law
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This case was heard in the Federal Court of Canada. In the late 1990s, New Brunswick’s Minister of Transportation and Minister of Environment approved a trial program that was designed to restore the ecosystem of Lake Petitcodiac. The Lake Petitcodiac Pr ...
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This case was heard in the New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench (Trial Division). The Minister of Environment chose not to grant Mr. Leblanc a permit to install a concrete retaining wall and other storm surge protections on his property, as the proposed ...
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This case was heard in the New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench (Trial Division). Mr. Leblanc wished to undertake construction on part of his property to protect his property from flooding, and he applied for a permit to do so. After finding that the pro ...
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This case was heard in the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. Mr. Corkum alleged that Mr. Lohnes had contaminated his water supply, making it unfit to drink. At trial, the Court made factual findings that Mr. Corkum’s well was fed by a nearby brook and two oth ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division). The Lynches claimed that their property had been constructively expropriated by the City of St. John’s. The City wished to preserve the land in its natural state so a ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Court of Appeal). The Lynches claimed that their property had been constructively expropriated by the City of St. John’s. The City wished to preserve the land in its natural state so ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. After the Department of Environment approved an oil exploration project, the Margaree Environmental Association ("MEA") filed an appeal under the provincial Environment Act, which allows for appeal ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. After the Province of Nova Scotia designated a portion of land in Lunenburg County as a “beach” under the provincial Beaches Act, various property owners applied for a Court declaration stating tha ...
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This case was heard in the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. After the Province of Nova Scotia designated a portion of land in Lunenburg County as a “beach” under the provincial Beaches Act, various property owners applied for a Court declaration stating that ...
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This case was heard in the New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench (Trial Division). Mr. McLaughlin and Mr. Cloutier owned properties in Napan, New Brunswick. An inspector from the Department of Environment discovered that a contractor operating on the prop ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division). Mr. Mitchell initiated a private prosecution against Abitibi Consolidated Inc., CHI Hydroelectric Inc., and Tarmac Canada Inc., alleging a number of violations of the ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. After the Province of Nova Scotia designated an area in Lunenburg as a “beach” under the Beaches Act, several property owners brought an Originating Notice against the Attorney General of Nova Scot ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division). Nalcor Energy (“Nalcor”) applied for the continuation of an interim injunction that had been made against members of the NunatuKavut Community Council who were protes ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division). After securing an interim injunction against members of the NunatuKavut Community Council who were protesting the development of a hydroelectricity project at Muskrat ...
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This case was heard in the Federal Court of Canada. An oil spill occurred at an oil refinery owned by Newfoundland Processing Limited (“NPL”) while a ship, the South Angela, was discharging its cargo of oil. After the spill had been cleaned up, NPL sued ...
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This application for leave to appeal was considered by the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Court of Appeal). In 2004, Newfoundland Recycling Limited was convicted in Provincial Court under s. 36(3) of the federal Fisheries Act for having poll ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division). In 2004, Newfoundland Recycling Limited was convicted in Provincial Court under s. 36(3) of the federal Fisheries Act for having polluted a fish habitat with oil ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division). In 2013, the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador approved a hydroelectric project that had been proposed by Nalcor Energy and issued a Permit to Alter a Body of Wat ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Court of Appeal). After Nalcor Energy (“Nalcor”) secured a permanent injunction against members of the NunatuKavut Community Council (“NCC”) who were protesting the development of a h ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division). The Nunatukavut Community Council (“NCC”) initiated legal proceedings against various parties who were involved in the development of hydroelectricity projects at Mus ...