Teck Coal Fined $1,425,000
On October 5, 2017 Teck Coal Limited (“Teck”) in British Columbia court pled guilty to three counts of contravening the Fisheries Act for discharging a deleterious substance, namely selenium, into a tributary of the Elk River frequented by fish. On October 16, 2014, approximately 45 dead fish were discovered in Line Creek which is located...
Continue reading the post titled Teck Coal Fined $1,425,000Liberal platform on environment
According to the Liberal Party website, the new Canadian government will: reverse the cuts that the Conservatives made to federal environmental laws and environmental assessments, consider climate change when proposing oil infrastructure, support government scientists, take climate change more seriously, stop political harassment of environmental charities, and boost investment in green infrastructure. For example, the Liberal...
Continue reading the post titled Liberal platform on environmentSaxe Law Office moves to Siskinds
Dear faithful readers, We are well into the transition of our firm to Siskinds. Team lawyers Paula Boutis and Kirsten Mikadze, as well as our phone lines and this website, will move to Siskinds as of November 23, 2015. After twenty five very good years, the last day that Saxe Law Office will offer legal services is...
Continue reading the post titled Saxe Law Office moves to SiskindsSupreme Court hears Chevron Ecuador pollution appeal
Can foreign pollution judgments be enforced in Canada? The Supreme Court of Canada has heard arguments on the attempt by Ecuador pollution plaintiffs to enforce their $9 plus billion Ecuador judgment against Chevron’s Canadian assets, in Chevron Corporation, et al. v. Daniel Carlos Lusitande Yaiguaje, et al., Supreme Court of Canada File No. 35682. Although substantial pollution...
Continue reading the post titled Supreme Court hears Chevron Ecuador pollution appealWaterkeepers want notice of sewage bypasses
Congratulations to Lake Ontario Waterkeeper for their innovative application to the Ontario Environmental Commissioner, to force Toronto to give public notice when it bypasses sewage into Lake Ontario due to wet weather- about three times a month. The Environmental Bill of Rights allows anyone to filed a request for review of an existing practice or policy....
Continue reading the post titled Waterkeepers want notice of sewage bypassesDe-polluting end of life vehicles, at last?
After years of effort by Ontario’s mainstream auto recyclers, in cooperation with automobile manufacturers, the Ministry of the Environment is getting close to a permit-by-rule system for recycling end of life vehicles. Given the elaborate market that already exists for vehicle recycling, this is far better than the MOE’s standard “extended producer responsibility” model for...
Continue reading the post titled De-polluting end of life vehicles, at last?Excess Soil Management Guidance finalized
The Ministry of the Environment has announced release of the final, Management of Excess Soil – A Guide for Best Management Practices is now available on the Environmental Bill of Rights Registry and the ministry’s website. You can access the guide here. The document provides guidance on many aspects of managing soil for owners, developers and...
Continue reading the post titled Excess Soil Management Guidance finalizedDeadline for comments on bee-killing pesticides
December 12 is the deadline for submitting comments to the federal Pest Management Regulatory Agency about its weak regulation of the bee-killing pesticides, neonicotinoid insecticides. Widespread use of neonicotinoids is strongly linked to deaths of both domestic and wild pollinators, but they are popular pesticides among grain farmers. The Ontario Beekeepers’ Association has a proposed comment available...
Continue reading the post titled Deadline for comments on bee-killing pesticidesEmployers: Post and Distribute the Updated ESA Poster
Under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”), employers must post a copy of the most recent employment standards poster (“ESA Poster”) prepared by the Ministry of Labour in a “conspicuous place” in the workplace. The Ministry of Labour has just released a new version of the ESA Poster, which you can view/print at this link.[1]...
Continue reading the post titled Employers: Post and Distribute the Updated ESA PosterEnvironmental Approvals – Failure to Register EASR
On January 11, 2019 Ace Auto Parts Inc. pled guilty for failing to register an End-of-Life Vehicle site on the Environmental Activity and Sector Registry (“EASR”) resulting in a fine of $3,000 plus the 25% Victim Fine Surcharge. Ace Auto Parts Inc. was given a period of six months to pay the fine. We note...
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