In a recent decision made pursuant to section 33 of the Pipeline Act, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) rejected an application filed by Qualico Developments West Ltd. (Qualico) seeking orders requiring Pembina Pipeline...more
On December 14, 2023, Alberta's Minister of Environment and Protected Areas (EPA), Rebecca Schulz, announced the launch of two new pilot projects aimed at improving and expediting the well site reclamation process in the...more
Bill 206, Property Rights Statutes Amendments Act, 2020, 2nd Sess, 30th Leg, Alberta, 2020 (Bill 206) is a private member's bill currently at second reading in the Alberta Legislature. It includes amendments to Alberta's...more
A key goal of Alberta's Recovery Plan is to create jobs and drive Alberta's economy forward. In this regard, the Government of Alberta has implemented several measures in an effort to reduce the red tape associated with...more
Cap on Damages Claims Increased to $50,000 -
On June 11, 2020, the Honourable Grant Hunter, the Associate Minister of Red Tape Reduction, introduced Bill 22: Red Tape Reduction Implementation Act, 2020. Mr. Hunter noted...more
On March 19, 2019, the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench (ABQB) ruled in Karve Energy Inc. v Drylander Ranch Ltd., 2019 ABQB 298 that the Surface Rights Board (Board) does not have the authority to interfere with the amount of...more
The City of Calgary has identified portions or all of several dozen residential and commercial properties it may need to expropriate along the planned route of the Green Line Southeast LRT. Councillors debated the potential...more
In the recent decision of the B.C. Surface Rights Board in Encana Corporation v Perry Burl Piper and Leslie Lancelot Dowd, the Board awarded compensation to landowners less than the amount previously offered by the operator. ...more
During the recent resurfacing of Bow Trail there was a message posted on a pylon sign by an adjacent business owner that read “Bow Trail is not Rome. Please Complete” (see “Road Construction Delays Cause Headaches for...more
In reasons released on May 30, 2014, the B.C. Supreme Court set aside the B.C. Surface Rights Board’s compensation award to a landowner in northern B.C. and remitted the case back to the Board for reconsideration: Progress...more