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BC addressing costly prosecution with restorative justice
There is little dispute that the prosecution and sentencing system used for environmental offences is cumbersome and costly.
5/31/2013 | Full Story

Ont amending reg to exempt more digestion facilities from approvals
Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Agriculture and Food have proposed amendments to the General Regulation (O. Reg. 267/03) under the Nutrient Management Act, 2002 that would allow on-farm anaerobic digestion facilities...
5/31/2013 | Full Story

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Algoma Tubes Inc fined $70,000 after two workers burned
Algoma Tubes Inc., based in Whitehorse, Yukon, was fined $70,000, plus a 25% victim surcharge, after an arc flash burned two electrical maintenance technicians.
5/31/2013 | Full Story

City of Ottawa fined $80,000 after worker falls, cracks bones
The City of Ottawa was fined $80,000, plus a 25% victim surcharge, after a worker fell and was injured.
5/31/2013 | Full Story

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Consultant liability and common pitfalls
Consultant liability is a hot topic that permeates the environmental consulting world. John Georgakopoulos spoke on the topic at EcoLog Legislation’s Environmental Liability Seminar on April 9, 2013 in Toronto.
5/31/2013 | Full Story

EcoLog seminar explores risky business of environmental consulting and how to avoid litigation
As a room full of environmental consultants listened to experts at EcoLog Legislation’s Environmental Liability Seminar in Toronto, the resounding message was that sooner or later a consultant will be sued, it’s simply a question of...
4/12/2013 | Full Story

Environmentalists, mining companies await federal tailings pond ruling in Newfoundland
Following a February 2013 court hearing in Newfoundland, an East Coast environmental group is concerned that in the weeks or months to come — while it waits for the judge’s ruling — mining companies will continue to exploit a...
3/8/2013 | Full Story

Ross River Dena Council v. Government of Yukon
On December 27, 2012, the Yukon Court of Appeal (YKCA) released its reasons in Ross River Dena Council v. Government of Yukon.1 The YKCA allowed the Ross River Dena Council’s appeal and modified the declarations granted by Veale J. of the...
1/31/2013 | Full Story

Nova Scotia gov't says Cape Breton fracking ban won't stick
Nova Scotia’s provincial government says despite the fact that a Cape Breton county is considering a municipal bylaw to ban hydraulic fracking, it will be the province who has the final say.  
1/25/2013 | Full Story

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Devolved NWT eyes deals with China to capitalize on vast oil, gas, hydro potential
As Northwest Territories (NWT) Premier Bob McLeod is busy shopping his territory’s rivers to China for hydroelectric power and gas projects, a new report sheds light on the fragility of the northern ecosystem the premier wants to...
6/14/2013 | Full Story

Alberta wind report lobbies for clean energy standard, higher carbon prices
A new report from the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) makes the case that Alberta has untapped wind potential and the chance to combat its oil sands-tainted image, but political policy barriers need to be crossed for change to occur.
5/31/2013 | Full Story

Wal-Mart pleads guilty to dumping hazardous materials in California
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is forced to pay $81.6 million after the retail giant pled guilty on May 28, 2013 to disposing of fertilizer, pesticides and other hazardous products in landfill and sewer systems.
5/30/2013 | Full Story

Brownfield Bootcamp wants Canadian cities to share remediation game plans
When Nanaimo, British Columbia officials spent $3.4 million on a 26.7-acre property from Canadian Pacific Rail in March of 2013, they had their eyes set on a federal fund that could offset most of the brownfield’s redevelopment costs....
5/24/2013 | Full Story

Supreme Court ruling sets precedent for taxes on clean-up obligations
A new Supreme Court of Canada ruling on deforestation could have wide-reaching implications for the tax treatment of oil and gas companies’ clean-up obligations.
5/24/2013 | Full Story

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