Oil spills at sea: Better prevention and cleanup
Some rare good news. Oil tanker spills into world oceans: there aren’t as many as there used to be, and they do not do as much damage as they used to do. According to the excellent newsletter of the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation, both the number of oil spills and the quantity spilled has...
Continue reading the post titled Oil spills at sea: Better prevention and cleanupWhat's changed in 20 years?
My guess is that we’re still running pretty hard to have results that look like standing still.
Continue reading the post titled What's changed in 20 years?Species at Risk
The Environmental Commissioner, Gord Miller, has released a special report on Species at Risk. It’s an excellent, thorough and balanced report, with a comprehensive overview of the challenges ahead. He gives the province fair credit for adopting the Species at Risk Act, 2007, but notes the huge gap between its promises and effective action. The...
Continue reading the post titled Species at RiskFurther changes coming to the Conservation Authorities Act
The Ontario government announced a new round of changes to the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.27 (the “Act”) and regulations in two Environmental Registry postings on Friday, April 5, 2019: Modernizing conservation authority operations – Conservation Authorities Act https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/013-5018 Focusing conservation authority development permits on the protection of people and property https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/013-4992 The...
Continue reading the post titled Further changes coming to the Conservation Authorities ActSelling your professional practice?
Employment considerations when selling your professional practice* Whatever the reason might be to sell a professional practice, whether for the purposes of retirement, a change of career, or no longer wanting to be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the business, there are important business and legal considerations to keep in mind. There are...
Continue reading the post titled Selling your professional practice?Perc in your dry cleaned sweater?
Perchloroethylene (also called tetrachloroethylene, PCE or PERC) is a common dry cleaning solvent. It is also used in textile processing and degreasing. Exposure to this chemical is associated with a host of adverse effects. So we were struck by a recent study that shows PERC residues building up in some drycleaned clothes.
Continue reading the post titled Perc in your dry cleaned sweater?How Ontario Regulates the Prevention and Containment of Forest Fires
Forest fires in Northern Ontario have been cause for alarm during the last two weeks, with residents in multiple communities being forced to evacuate their homes to escape the flames. Particularly affected is the Parry Sound District, as a result of the fire known as “Parry Sound 33”. This fire remains uncontrolled and spans 10,139...
Continue reading the post titled How Ontario Regulates the Prevention and Containment of Forest FiresCarnival Shut Down for Air Pollution Health Hazard
In August 2012, the Health Services Appeal and Review Board (HSARB), for the first time ever, held air pollution (aside from second hand smoke) to be a “health hazard” under Ontario’s Health Protection and Promotion Act (HPPA). Air Pollution Health Hazard Under section 13(1) of the Act, a public health inspector may order any person...
Continue reading the post titled Carnival Shut Down for Air Pollution Health HazardConducting workplace investigations COVID-style
As the COVID-19 pandemic carries on in Canada, it is becoming apparent that virtual workplace investigations may be here to stay for longer than we anticipated and most likely permanently. For many workplace investigators, virtually investigating was a new way of doing things and with nearly eight months under my belt, I have learned a few things along the...
Continue reading the post titled Conducting workplace investigations COVID-styleGender Expression and Gender Identity: New Protected Grounds of Discrimination
In June 2000, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (“OHRC”) released its Policy on Discrimination and Harassment because of Gender Identity, taking the position that the ground of sex could be used to protect transgender people from discrimination and harassment. The OHRC also called for an amendment to Ontario’s Human Rights Code (“Code”) to add “gender identity”...
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