A reader writes about environmental management systems
Dear Dianne Saxe, I read some of your postings this am. I cannot help but think that if robust, credible and reliable EMS (aligned to ISO 14001) were more wide spread that some of these challenges could have been avoided. Not only would they have avoided the environmental damage, but the financial costs would have...
Continue reading the post titled A reader writes about environmental management systemsSummer bike train
Watch for us on this summer’s bike train. Saxe Law Office is again a proud sponsor of Bikes+Transit.com, a great way to explore the beautiful Lake Ontario waterfront on two wheels. Wave if you see Dianne on her bright yellow recumbent, with her dog in the basket. We hope to see you all out there.
Continue reading the post titled Summer bike trainThree things Ontario employers can do this week to limit employment liability in 2022
Happy new year! Let’s hope that this is the beginning of the end of COVID-19. To start the year off with something light but action-oriented, I thought I would propose three things that you can do this week to help get your organization started off on the right foot in 2022 from an employment law...
Continue reading the post titled Three things Ontario employers can do this week to limit employment liability in 2022Online presence for physicians: Appropriate use of social media
Our interactions and presence on social media have continued to increase, especially during the pandemic when the need and desire to stay connected with one another has been heightened. Many professionals, including physicians, use social media in their practice as an effective tool to communicate and interact with colleagues and patients, market their practice and...
Continue reading the post titled Online presence for physicians: Appropriate use of social mediaCan I get a divorce during the COVID-19 pandemic?
It’s been a long month of social distancing. I mean – wow – this is the most time I have spent with my spouse since … ever! I can appreciate why many couples who were already struggling with relationship dysfunction, or were desiring a separation, may be feeling over the edge now. Of course, these...
Continue reading the post titled Can I get a divorce during the COVID-19 pandemic?A little more international protection for endangered species
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (“CITES”) votes to regulate trade in more species at risk
Continue reading the post titled A little more international protection for endangered speciesGreen building materials: SM 01350
Some key elements of Section 01350 are procedures to ensure good indoor air quality to protect human health.
Continue reading the post titled Green building materials: SM 01350Our wind turbine, on film!
As part of Photosensitive, Anne-Marie Jackson made a great short film about the Windshare turbine at the Exhibition, which helped to pave the way for the Green Energy Act and Ontario’s whole renewable energy strategy. It’s only 3 minutes long. Enjoy.
Continue reading the post titled Our wind turbine, on film!Toxics Reduction Act passes
Bill 167, the Toxics Reduction Act, has received third reading and been passed by the Ontario Legislature.
Continue reading the post titled Toxics Reduction Act passesBlue Heron Deaths Results in $2.75M Fine
On January 2, 2019 Syncrude Canada Ltd. pled guilty in the Alberta Court to one count of violating the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 along with several provincial charges. An abandoned sump pond by Syncrude at one of its oilsands mines north of Fort McMurray resulted in the death of 31 great blue herons. Syncrude...
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