Category Archives: Environmental

Looking back at Lima: COP 20 – Papering Over The Cracks

A casual observer might be forgiven for assuming that the climate change talks in the 20th Conference of Parties (COP 20) in Lima, Peru this month were an unalloyed triumph that leaves us only steps from the full post 2020 … Continue reading

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Seasons Greetings From Manning Environmental Law

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We wish all of our clients, colleagues and other friends the very best for  the Holidays and the New Year. We have enjoyed working with you this past year and we look forward to continuing to do so in 2015. With … Continue reading

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Largest penalty ever imposed for environmental infractions in Canada

Bloom Lake General Partner Limited was ordered to pay $7.5 million in the Criminal and Penal Division of the Court of Quebec in Montreal today, after pleading guilty to 45 charges under the Fisheries Act, resulting from several incidents including … Continue reading

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Paul Manning to Speak at Insight’s 8th Annual Aboriginal Energy Forum

I am pleased to be speaking again this year at Insight’s 8th Annual Aboriginal Energy Forum. The conference will be held in Toronto on December 4 and 5, 2014. I will be speaking on Friday 5 in the session “Getting to yes”. … Continue reading

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Globe and Mail – Advanced Energy – “A new role for First Nations: power generation”

We are little behind-hand in posting this link to an article, “A new role for First Nations: power generation“, that appeared in the Globe and Mail,  Advanced Energy from GE Innovation back in September 2014. The article includes the following from an … Continue reading

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Paul Manning Named Again For 2014 As One Of Canada’s Leading Environmental Lawyers

We are pleased to announce that Paul  has been named again for 2014 as one of Canada’s leading environmental lawyers by Who’s Who Legal. Nominees to Who’s Who Legal are selected based upon comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel … Continue reading

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OPA reopens Aboriginal Community Energy Plan (ACEP) Program

The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) has announced that it is again accepting proposals for the Aboriginal Community Energy Plan (ACEP) Program. The Program will support Aboriginal participation in Ontario’s energy sector by providing up to $90,000 in funding to First Nation … Continue reading

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Preparing Remote First Nation Communities for Grid Connection

We are pleased to note that Ontario has launched the Remote Electrification Readiness Program  to help prepare remote diesel-dependent First Nation communities in northwestern Ontario for future connection to the province’s electricity grid. The deadline to apply is November 14, 2014. As … Continue reading

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June 2014 – Paul Manning to Speak at Insight’s 4th Annual Ontario Mining Forum

Paul Manning, principal at Manning Environmental Law, will speak at Insight’s 4th Annual Ontario Mining Forum next month. Conference Highlights include: “Getting it right” in the Ring of Fire Building consensus for mining development P3 infrastructure development in the Ring of Fire … Continue reading

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Summary judgement is the new “day in court’ for environmental claims

The Alberta Court of Appeal has adopted the modern approach to summary judgement endorsed by the Supreme Court of Canada in Hyrniak v Mauldin to summarily dismiss claims in an environmental class action. In Windsor v Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., 2014 ABCA 108, … Continue reading

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