Where is environmental commitment in Wynne’s transition team?
Kathleen Wynne’s Transition Team is led by Monique Smith, former MPP and Cabinet member. It includes a wide range of interests and experience, but no one outstanding for their environmental commitment or experience: Tom Allison: Kathleen Wynne Campaign Manager Arnold Chan: Vice President, Ab…
View the post titled Where is environmental commitment in Wynne’s transition team?Huge fine and jail for drinking water violations in township
The small Municipality of West Elgin (pop. 5,157) and three of its water distribution system operators were fined $154,500 in St.Thomas Provincial Offences Court for drinking water violations, including providing false information and failing to report adverse test results. One of the operat…
View the post titled Huge fine and jail for drinking water violations in townshipNew air standards in effect: Reg. 419/05 bites today
A major tightening of air pollution emission standards comes into force today for many Ontario industries. Regulation 419/05, under the Environmental Protection Act, bases air pollution standards on avoiding local impacts to human health and the environment, NOT on what is economically or te…
View the post titled New air standards in effect: Reg. 419/05 bites todayMinistry of the Environment organization chart
The Ministry of the Environment has an organization chart on its website, allegedly current to December 2012. As the chart is very difficult to find, we are posting a screenshot:
View the post titled Ministry of the Environment organization chartAgreements between Mining Companies and Aboriginal Communities
Natural Resources Canada has published an impressive list of 182 agreements that mining companies have entered into with aboriginal communities across Canada. These include exploration agreements, impact and benefit agreements, participation agreements and socio-economic agreements. Although…
View the post titled Agreements between Mining Companies and Aboriginal CommunitiesQuebec is still the place to be for environmental class actions
There continue to be more environmental class actions in Quebec than anywhere else in the country. Environmental Disasters Two new class actions were certified in Quebec last year arising from disastrous accidents: In Lessard c. Arcand, 2012 QCCS 275, a claim was certified for flooding damag…
View the post titled Quebec is still the place to be for environmental class actionsOff shore wind law suit not dead yet
Trillium Wind Power Corporation’s lawsuit against the province may not be over yet. Trillium was one of the companies planning to build an off-shore wind farm in Lake Ontario. They invested heavily, totalling $5.3 million, based on the Green Energy Act, the Feed in Tariff, and direct e…
View the post titled Off shore wind law suit not dead yetFirst source protection plan approved under Clean Water Act
Source water protection is finally coming into force in Ontario. Nearly 13 years after the Walkerton water tragedy, Ontario has approved its first Source Water Protection Plan under the Clean Water Act. The Lakehead Source Protection Plan for the Thunder Bay area is the first legally bindin…
View the post titled First source protection plan approved under Clean Water ActConference Board ranks Canada’s environmental performance: poor
According to the Conference Board of Canada, Canada ranks 15th of the 17 OECD countries in its environmental performance, mostly due to waste and overconsumption of water and energy. “Canada receives a “C” grade on environmental performance… Canada’s success in improving its envi…
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At Siskinds we pride ourselves in assisting clients from all over the world with different backgrounds and needs. That’s why at Siskinds we focus on building a diverse team of experts who can understand you and represent you. We have developed this video to show just how many different…
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