This presentation by Howard Epstein for the 2010 ECELAW Summary Series,

nslegislature.ca/legc/statutes/environmental%20goals%20and%2...

Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act, S.N.S. 2007, c. 7 An un-enforceable Provincial law stating various environmental objectives to be met by the year 2020. The Act aims at achieving economic growth along with environmental sustainability b ...

This article discusses the extent of municipal jurisdiction over environmental matters. It looks at whether there exist municipal powers that could advance the sustainability goals of the federal and provincial governments. For the most part it is the fed ...

nslegislature.ca/legc/statutes/waterres.htm

This Nova Scotia legislation aims to protect provincial water resources so as to ensure their “long-term self-sufficiency and utilization to the greatest benefit of the population”. It recognizes the need to preserve water supplies for future domestic nee ...