CURRICULUM VITAE CHRISTOPHER JONES Christopher Jones, Senior Legal Counsel Ministry of Attorney General Legal Services Branch Environment, Resource and Aboriginal Law Group Suite 340– 1675 Douglas Street Victoria, BC Phone: (250) 356-0464 Fax: (250) 387-6597 E-mail:
[email protected] ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Degree or Diploma Field Institution Year Granted LL.B. Law Dalhousie University 1993 B.A. (High Distinction) Political Science and University of Toronto 1989 Environmental Studies Solicitor, Resource, Environmental & Land Law Group, Legal Services Branch, Ministry of Attorney General, since April 2005. o Appointed Senior Legal Counsel in March 2012. Lawyer, Arvay Finlay, Barristers, Victoria and Vancouver, June 1997 – March 2005. Lawyer, Guild Yule and Company, Vancouver, 1995-97. Called to the Bar of the Province of British Columbia in March 1996. Clerk, Federal Court of Canada, Ottawa, 1993-95. Legislative Intern, Ontario Legislature Internship Program, 1989-90. COUNSEL OF RECORD, SELECTED CASES For the Province of British Columbia: Northern Gateway Project, Application for approval under the National Energy Board Act and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2013 Application by BC Hydro for the filing of Energy Supply Contracts with Alcan Inc., 2006 British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority/FortisBC Inc. Application for Exemptions Regarding the Canal Plant Agreement, 2005 Application to Construct the Georgia Strait Crossing Natural Gas Pipeline, National Energy Board, 2003 Sumas Energy 2, Inc., Application to Construct an International Power Line, National Energy Board, 2001 (For the Sierra Club of Canada) BC Hydro 2005-2006 Revenue Requirements Application, British Columbia Utilities Commission, 2004 (For Westcoast Gas Services Inc.) B.C.