Author Archives: Guy Greenaway

What About a Municipal “Conservation” Plan ?

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Guy Greenaway

Every Alberta municipality with a population over 3500 must adopt a “Municipal Development Plan.” This is the overarching statutory document of a municipality. In other jurisdictions this is called an “Official Community Plan” or a “Comprehensive Plan.” Regardless, the role … Continue reading →

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Should Conservation Easements be “Perpetual”?

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Guy Greenaway

My feet are size 9 . As far as I know, there is no legal impediment to my feet being size 7. There is no law, no regulation, no legal precedent, no case law, no common law understanding – nothing … Continue reading →

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Development credits pitched as equalizer

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Guy Greenaway

The Mountain View Gazette reports on the Mountain View County roundtable discussions on Transfer of Development Credits. http://www.mountainviewgazette.ca/article/20110208/MVG0801/302089999/-1/mvg/development-credits-pitched-as-equalizer

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Water Matters urges “It’s Time to Renew our Commitment to Alberta’s Land Use Framework”

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Guy Greenaway

Joe Obad, Associate Director of Water Matters, urges Albertans to re-visit the Land Use Framework as an opportunity for sustainable prosperity. http://www.edmontonjournal.com/opinion/time+renew+commitment+Alberta+Land+Framework/4276288/story.html

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U of C Faculty of Law professor comments on ALSA and property rights

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Guy Greenaway

Nigel Bankes’ blog posting “ALSA and the property rights debate in Alberta: a certificate of title to land is not a ‘statutory consent’” targets a key question of law regarding the Alberta Land Stewardship Act. http://ablawg.ca/2011/02/11/alsa-and-the-property-rights-debate-in-alberta-a-certificate-of-title-to-land-is-not-a-“statutory-consent”/

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