Media Advisory - March 14, 2014

VANCOUVER — A lawsuit targeting water withdrawals by oil and gas companies in north-eastern British Columbia will be heard by the B.C. Supreme Court on Monday.

Ecojustice lawyers, representing Sierra Club BC and the Wilderness Committee, will argue that the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission’s practice of repeatedly granting short-term water approvals to oil and gas companies is unlawful.

Prior to the hearing, the groups will hold a press briefing to describe the lawsuit and answer questions.

The hearing, which will be heard by Justice Bruce Cohen, begins at 10 a.m. in courtroom 30.

When:
Monday, March 17, 2014
9 a.m.

Where:
Provincial Court terrace
(Hearing at B.C. Supreme Court)
800 Hornby Street
Vancouver, BC

NOTE: The press briefing will be held on the terraced steps behind the B.C. Supreme Court at street level.

Click here to view a map of the correct location.

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For more information, please contact:

Kimberly Shearon, communications coordinator | Ecojustice
604.685.5618 x242 (o) | 778.988.1530 (m)
kshearon@ecojustice.ca

Alexis Stoymenoff, communications coordinator | Wilderness Committee
604.683.8220 (o) | 604.369.3351 (m)
alexis@wildernesscommittee.org