Environmental Planning and Assessment Caucus
Vision
The Environmental Planning & Assessment Caucus’ (EPA Caucus) members share a common vision of truly effective environmental assessment (EA) in Canada, including the integration of EA into development planning.
What We Do
Through face-to-face meetings and regular communication, the Caucus allows its member groups to bring forward a strong public interest analysis of the many facets of environmental planning and assessment in this country. Among other things, this allows Caucus members to inform the environmental community about developments and issues connected with the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and its regulations, and allows member groups to fit local initiatives into larger policy contexts.
The strong communication between diverse member groups located in all regions of Canada and the energy, knowledge and "on the ground" experience of its members make the Caucus the most substantive and dynamic network of environmental assessment expertise in Canada today.
Steering Committee
Doug Badger
Environmental Action Committee, AB
John Burcombe
Mouvement Au Courant, QC
Roberta Frampton Benefiel
Grand Riverkeeper Labrador, Inc., NL
Stephen Hazell
Ecojustice, ON
Joseph M. Hnatiuk
Canadian Society of Environmental Biologists, AB
Jamie Kneen (co-chair)
MiningWatch Canada, ON
Arlene Kwasniak
Alberta Wilderness Association, AB
Bruno Marcocchio
Sierra Club of Canada – Atlantic Chapter, NS
Pat Moss
Northwest Institute, BC
Josh Paterson (co-chair)
West Coast Environmental Law Association, BC
Michael Poellet
Inter-Church Uranium Committee Educational Cooperative, SK
Gary Schneider
Environmental Coalition of PEI, PE
John Sinclair
Green Action Centre, MB
