Welcome
Welcome to the International Right of Way Association's Prairie Chapter 48's Website. Incorporated as an association under the laws of the State of California for educational, social and charitable purposes. Prairie Chapter No. 48 association is located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
President's Message
The Who's Who and What's What
What...A New Year End?
At April's Chapter Executive meeting, the Chapter leadership voted to amend our Chapter bylaws and change our year end day from December 31st to June 30th, in order to mirror the year end of the IRWA's IEC (International Executive Committee). There was nearly a year of thought and discussion pertaining to this change within our Chapter Executive, including sourcing opinions of many Past Presidents and previous Chapter leaders. The key objectives behind this substantial vote included: creating a smooth transition for Chapter leaders that wanted to move on and run for the Region Chair Positions; to build smooth reporting and communications between the Association Chapters, Region, IEC and Head Quarters; to allow the Chapter to have a consecutive ten month term of leadership, rather than executive role changes being completed at Christmas and having a two month interruption of flow in the summer. I am pleased to report that most Chapters across the Association have elected to amend their bylaws and mirror the IEC's year end. This decision has become an association wide movement. As such, our current volunteer roles will come to a conclusion after a year and a half of service, rather than the full two years.
June 22, 2010 
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In the News
Supreme Court Of Canada Restricts Federal Discretion In Environmental Assessments
By Stuart Chambers , McLennan Ross LLP
In its recent decision in MiningWatch Canada v. Canada (Fisheries and Oceans) ("Red Chris"), the Supreme Court of Canada has issued a significant reconsideration of the law applying to federal environmental assessments. Under this new guidance from the Supreme Court, the primary power to determine the scope of a project which may have an environmental impact is returned to the project proponent, while the federal regulators now have significantly less discretion to alter that scope (and, apparently, none at all to narrow it). This is an important development of interest to all proponents of projects which will have an environmental impact, as the "scope" of the project determines whether federal environmental assessments under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act ("CEAA") and its associated regulations will apply (in addition to provincial assessments) and, if so, the intensity of the required federal assessment.
Mar 18, 2010
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2010
Certification
IRWA Launches Uniform Relocation Act (URA) Certification
What is the URA Certification? The URA Certification is a
multidisciplinary professional certification granted to IRWA members who have achieved
professional status through experience, education and examination in the Uniform
Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act (URA).
For more information, view the online Certification Program Guide.
Sep 10, 2009
On the Move
If you would like to your fellow members to know that you have moved employers recently, we would be happy to announce these changes in a new section entitled "On the Move" in the monthly email newsletter.
The deadline for submissions is the last Friday of the month. Your information will be included in the upcoming issue. Include what company you have moved from as well as where you are now employed. If you have a name change, we can also include that information as well.
Please send your information to newsline@irwa48.org.
2010
Roster
Chapter 48's membership roster is available on line and is available to all active members. If you are an active member, you should be checking your profile to ensure that your information is current. This section is only as current as the members themselves keep it, so to help your fellow members, please remember to keep your information updated.
2010
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2010
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Countdown to the IRWA 2010 Conference
Submissions must be received by noon on Friday and will be posted once weekly (over the weekend) thus having these items available for the membership by Monday. Exceptions will be made on an individual basis.
