EcoLog seminar explores risky business of environmental consulting and how to avoid litigation
Source: www.ecolog.com Daily News
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
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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
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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
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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
Toronto bag ban reversed on heels of lawsuits
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After more than a year of widely-covered controversy over Toronto’s plastic bag ban, city council quietly changed its course after receiving legal advice and voted against the pending bylaw.
11/30/2012 | Full Story
City of Salmon Arm owes no duty to consult First Nation
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On September 24, 2012, in Neskonlith Indian Band v. Salmon Arm (City) (Neskonlith), the British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of the Neskonlith Indian Band, confirming that the City of Salmon Arm did not owe a constitutional...
11/14/2012 | Full Story
Training on all aspects of hazards
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A recent Ontario decision[1] reminds employers of the importance of training workers on all aspects of the work they need to perform, and highlights (once again) the high standards courts expect employers to meet to successfully present a...
11/14/2012 | Full Story
SWANA weighs in on Dallas flow control ordinance injunction
Source: www.solidwastemag.com Daily News
A U.S. District Court has issued a permanent injunction on the flow control ordinance enacted by the City of Dallas, Texas.
10/22/2012 | Full Story
Bill C-38: a major reform of federal environmental laws
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Bill C-38, the Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act, received Royal Assent on June 29, 2012. This statute amends several federal environmental statutes and substantially reforms the federal environmental assessment process. It repealed the...
9/30/2012 | Full Story
Federal Court dismisses Kyoto withdrawal challenge
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On July 17, 2012, the Federal Court issued its judgment (Turp v. Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2012 F.C. 893), dismissing the challenge brought to the federal government’s notification at the end of 2011 that it was...
8/2/2012 | Full Story
