EDRF Birthday Party in Courtenay/Comox!

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On Saturday, January 23rd please join West Coast Environmental Law in celebrating the 20th anniversary of BC’s most successful and versatile environmental legal aid program – the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund (EDRF). With the generous support of The Law Foundation of BC, over its 20-years in existence the EDRF has granted over $4 million to individuals, community groups and First Nations from all across the province so they can hire lawyers and experts to protect BC’s environment. Whether you’re a former recipient of EDRF funding or this is the first you’ve heard of it, if you care about the environment we’d love you to celebrate with us!

Where: BCGEU Office, #201-910 Fitzgerald Ave
When: 2pm-4pm, Saturday, January 23rd
What: Join us for birthday cake and memories of 20 years of EDRF wins

For 20 years the EDRF has helped the people of the Comox Valley and Northern Vancouver Island to protect their environment. Our funding has helped:

• Alexandra Morton challenge the constitutionality of BC's fish farm laws;
• The Denman Island Conservancy protect Komass Bluff, Railway Marsh and other environmentally sensitive lands;
• the Baynes Sound Area Society for Sustainability challenge plans for the Kensington Properties Development at Union Bay that didn't protect water;
• the Sierra Club Comox Valley's recent challenge of plans to build a gas station in the Courtenay River Estuary.

Come learn about these and other environmental victories in your region, as well as get a sneak peak of the exciting environmental initiatives that the EDRF is currently supporting. If the EDRF has helped you, we would encourage you to come prepared to share – stories, and if possible, photos.

Please pass this invitation on to anyone who you think may be interested. For more information, please phone Andrew Gage at 1-800-330-9235, ext. 206, e-mail him at agage@wcel.org or join us on-line on Facebook.