More MOE cuts from Ontario Budget
The Ministry of the Environment will make some more changes, as announced in the Addendum to last week’s provincial budget. Drive Clean will be spun out to a fee-based Delegated Administrative Authority. The bridge financing for household hazardous waste disposal that hastily plugged t…
View the post titled More MOE cuts from Ontario BudgetSiskinds is a proud sponsor of the Venture London Business Competition.
Venture London is a business competition fostering the thriving entrepreneurial culture in our city. The contest Launched on October 26, 2011 and the awards celebration took place on April 4, 2012. Siskinds wishes a congratulations to all finalists. For more information, please visit http://…
View the post titled Siskinds is a proud sponsor of the Venture London Business Competition.Provincial budget: environmental fees going up more
Here are some excerpts from last week’s Ontario provincial budget, promising further increases in fees relating to the environment. Contaminated sites fees, water taking charges, fees for environmental compliance approvals and for hazardous waste will all go up by almost $10 million. T…
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the considerable volume of independent research that exists demonstrates that the arguments made in favour of wind are considerably more supported than those against it.
View the post titled Wind Controversy Research ReportAttacks escalating on environmental charities
Just as the Federal Budget spends $8 million to increase the burdens on charities to prove that they are staying away from political activities, the oil industry is trying to get Environmental Defence’s charitable registration revoked. The lobby group that calls itself Ethical Oil has …
View the post titled Attacks escalating on environmental charitiesMine or hauler: Who's responsible for Waste PCB Oil?
In Enviro West Inc. v. Copper Mountain Mining Corp. a waste hauler was hired to remove waste oil from a transformer at a mine. Despite several oral and written warnings, the hauler didn’t realize the oil was heavily contaminated with PCBs. As a result, the hauler mixed the PCBs with ot…
View the post titled Mine or hauler: Who's responsible for Waste PCB Oil?State of the Unions
In the wake of belt-tightening budgets from government and a growing sense that labour relations are entering a more difficult period in both the public and private sectors, an article in last weekend’s Globe and Mail by John Allemang makes for interesting reading – whether your organization…
View the post titled State of the UnionsFeed in Tariff update for renewable energy
Wind and Solar Tariffs Reduced New Emphasis on Community Power–10% of Capacity Set Aside Substantial Increase in Inflation Adjustment for Biomass and Biogas Program Moves to Annual Review Possible New Renewable Targets No Word on Connection Barriers and Inclusion of New Technologies Pa…
View the post titled Feed in Tariff update for renewable energyOBA prods AG on Anti-SLAPP
The Ontario Bar Association has reminded the Attorney General of the need for anti-SLAPP legislation in Ontario:
View the post titled OBA prods AG on Anti-SLAPPYoung Global Leader
Rebecca Saxe, an associate member of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT and associate professor in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, has been named one of the World Economic Forum‘s Young Global Leaders for 2012.
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