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Basic Truck & Trailer Repair Incorporated fined $91,000, including surcharge, for workplace death
Basic Truck & Trailer Repair Incorporated in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan was fined $65,000, plus a surcharge of $26,000, after a worker died.
3/29/2021 | Full Story
RM Bélanger Limited fined $210,000 for death of worker
R.M. Bélanger Limited of Chelmsford, Ontario was fined $210,000, plus a 25% victim surcharge, after a worker was killed when a wooden telephone pole rolled while it was being loaded with a forklift onto a trailer.
3/29/2021 | Full Story
EVRAZ Inc NA Canada fined total of $935,000, including surcharges, for two separate workplace injuries
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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND - Occupational health and safety legislation
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NOVA SCOTIA - Occupational health and safety legislation
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NEW BRUNSWICK - Occupational health and safety legislation
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QUEBEC - Occupational health and safety legislation
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ONTARIO - Occupational health and safety legislation
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MANITOBA - Occupational health and safety legislation
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SASKATCHEWAN - Occupational health and safety legislation
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ALBERTA - Occupational health and safety legislation
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BRITISH COLUMBIA - Occupational health and safety legislation
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NUNAVUT - Occupational health and safety legislation
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Yukon tables amalgamation of compensation & health and safety legislation
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Alberta seeking input on OHS Code review
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Que, Calif to hold joint auction May 19, 2021
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Feds consulting on MCPA in drinking water
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Feds update water guideline for aluminum
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EHScompliance.ca Mar Issue
Offsets: new compliance tool under federal OBPS
The federal government has taken another step toward its 2050 carbon neutrality goal with the release of a draft regulation to establish a federal greenhouse gas offset credit system. Comment on the draft Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit...
3/29/2021 | Full Story
SCC decision strengthens feds' hand in climate negotiations with provinces
The Supreme Court of Canada’s (SCC’s) decision upholding the constitutionality of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act may embolden the federal government in its upcoming round of negotiations with provinces about the stringency...
3/29/2021 | Full Story

Convictions
Basic Truck & Trailer Repair Incorporated fined $91,000, including surcharge, for workplace death
Basic Truck & Trailer Repair Incorporated in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan was fined $65,000, plus a surcharge of $26,000, after a worker died.
3/29/2021 | Full Story
RM Bélanger Limited fined $210,000 for death of worker
R.M. Bélanger Limited of Chelmsford, Ontario was fined $210,000, plus a 25% victim surcharge, after a worker was killed when a wooden telephone pole rolled while it was being loaded with a forklift onto a trailer.
3/29/2021 | Full Story

Legal Commentary
Alberta expands Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Regulation (TIER) to reduce scope of federal carbon taxes
Reprinted with permission
8/27/2020 | Full Story
COVID-19 and your environmental obligations: cross-country update - A column by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
The government and industry response to the global COVID-19 pandemic is evolving at a pace unprecedented for regulatory change. This article provides an initial overview of how to protect your business from potential consequences of...
4/28/2020 | Full Story
It's not easy being green: Considering the environmental costs of cannabis cultivation
The passage of Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, with Royal Assent in June 2018 put Canada on track to be the first G-7 country to legalize recreational cannabis. With the Cannabis Act and its regulations slated to come into force on October 17,...
10/25/2018 | Full Story
It's not easy being green: Considering the environmental costs of cannabis cultivation
The passage of Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, with Royal Assent in June 2018 put Canada on track to be the first G-7 country to legalize recreational cannabis. With the Cannabis Act and its regulations slated to come into force on October 17,...
9/26/2018 | Full Story
Changes on the horizon: Alberta introduces amendments to its remediation certificate program
On June 1, 2018, the government of Alberta filed the Remediation Certificate Amendment Regulation (Alta. Reg. 97/2018), which will update the current Remediation Certificate Regulation (Alta. Reg. 154/2009) and will re-name it the Remediation...
7/27/2018 | Full Story

Case Studies
Inadequate Due Diligence Left Bank Liable for $2.3 Million in Damages, Attorney Says
A recent case in California illustrates the importance of banks “fully understanding the costs potentially associated with a property before they either close the loan or take title,” an environmental attorney told Bloomberg BNA...
11/28/2014 | Full Story
STUDY: Canada's drinking water contaminated by excreted drugs
9/22/2014 | Full Story
Small appliance repair beaten down by throwaway culture
8/12/2014 | Full Story
Finnish researcher finds success using fungal remediation
White-rot fungus, mostly known for its ability to decay forest wood, can be used as a low-cost cleanser for contaminated soils, a Finnish researcher has found.
6/26/2014 | Full Story
VIDEOS: Sneak peek at Toronto's East Bayfront condo remediation
6/25/2014 | Full Story
