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SUMMARY:Talk: The Public Trust Doctrine & the Future of Water in BC
DESCRIPTION:As a part of World Water Day activities the Council of Can
 adians and others are very excited to host a presentation by Jim Olso
 n, one of the world?s foremost experts in the public trust doctrine.\n
 \nThursday, March 24th @ 7:00 pmVancouver Community College (Downtow
 n Campus)250 West Pender St., Room 240 (2nd floor Assembly Hall)The Go
 vernment of BC is currently involved in the \"Modernization of the BC 
 Water Act\", a process that has suggested the introduction of a market
 -based allocation system for water licenses (or a water market). The i
 mplications of such a framework are very serious. Water-markets would 
 essentially remove regulatory control over the allocation of water and
  allow for allocation priorities to be determined by a market and purc
 hasing power.  Corporate interests would be prioritized over the inte
 rests needs of eco-systems and the public.  The current act also has 
 a ?first in time, first in right? policy that prevents the establishme
 nt of priorities for use of water in the province.  Mr. Olson, an en
 vironmental attorney based in Michigan, has been practicing and writi
 ng about environmental, water, and public trust law for over 35 years.
   He and his firm have been involved in a variety of state and federa
 l court decisions, including over 30 appellate court decisions that ha
 ve protected land, water, public access, parklands, wetlands, wilderne
 ss, rivers and lakes, the Great Lakes, and public trust, and that hav
 e prevented or remedied sprawl and toxic pollution. He was featured in
  two recent documentary films, ?FLOW: For Love of Water? and ?Blue Gol
 d.?  Mr. Olson will be speaking about the public trust doctrine as an
  alternative to a market-based allocation system for water. Join us o
 n March 24th to hear about the concerns about the direction of the Wa
 ter Act modernization process and hear about a real alternatives that 
 can prioritize social and ecological demands for water.  This event 
 is organized and endorsed by: Council of Canadians [ www.canadians.o
 rg ]Canadian Union of Public Employees - BC [ www.cupe.bc.ca ]Wil
 derness Committee [ www.wildernesscommittee.org ]Sierra Club BC [
  www.sierraclub.bc.ca ] For more information please call 604.340.24
 55 or email hgrewal@canadians.org\n\nFor more information visit http:
 //villagevancouver.org/events/talk-the-public-trust-doctrine
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CATEGORIES:west, end, neighbourhood, downtown, talk, water, trust, gov
 ernment
LOCATION:Vancouver Community College (Downtown Campus)
WEBSITE:http://www.canadians.org
URL:http://www.canadians.org
CONTACT:604.340.2455
ORGANIZER:Council of Canadians, CUPE-BC,, Wilderness Committee, and Si
 erra Club BC
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