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The Non-Polluter Pays: Paul to speak at AWMA Hamilton Breakfast Series – December 5, 2013

Paul is pleased to be the next speaker in the Hamilton Breakfast Series of the Air and Waste Management Association, Ontario Section on December 5, 2013. His subject will be the following hot topic: The Non-polluter Pays: Recent Trends in … Continue reading

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Company fined $210,000 for discharge/spill into Columbia River B.C.

ROSSLAND, B.C. – November 6, 2013 – Teck Metals Ltd. was sentenced to pay $210,000 in British Columbia Provincial Court for offences under the federal Fisheries Act and the provincial Spill Reporting Regulation of the Environmental Management Act related to a release of sodium hydroxide into … Continue reading

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November 29 Deadline approaching for the Aboriginal Community Energy Plan Program Proposals

The Ontario Power Authority has issued the following reminder that applications are being accepted until November 29, 2013, at noon for the Aboriginal Community Energy Plan (ACEP) Program. The ACEP Program assists First Nations and Métis communities in developing a … Continue reading

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Illegal Importation of Reptiles Nets Jail Time and Fines

CORNWALL, Ontario. – Dennis Day of Cobden, Ontario, was sentenced on November 5 in the Ontario Court of Justice after pleading guilty on July 23, 2013 to two counts of violating federal laws regulating the import of reptiles. Mr. Day … Continue reading

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Ontario Energy Board to Hold Consultations on Energy East Pipeline

The Ontario government has asked the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to undertake consultations and prepare a report on the controversial proposed Energy East Pipeline. The 4,500-kilometre Energy East Pipeline would ship up to 1.1 million barrels per day of oil … Continue reading

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Ontario on Track to Eliminate Coal-Fired Generation: Will U.S. Follow Its Example?

U.S. states and generators will doubtless be following Ontario’s progress as it comes closer to being the first jurisdiction in North America to eliminate coal as a source of electricity. Today, the province marked the end of burning coal at … Continue reading

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Supreme Court of Canada upholds Castonguay’s conviction for not reporting discharge of fly-rock from blast

Expulsion of fly-rock from a blast was a “discharge” of  a  “contaminant” out of the normal course of events that  should have been reported to  the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) under section 15 of Ontario’s Environmental Protection Act (Act). “Impairment of the … Continue reading

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Ontario Implements Changes to Regional Planning and Siting of Large Energy Infrastructure Projects

Ontario’s government announced on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 its decision to implement 18 recommendations made by the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) and the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) for the siting of large energy infrastructure projects. To read a digest of  the … Continue reading

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Ontario Government Decision To Move Gas Plant May Cost More Than $675 Million: Auditor General

The 2010 decision to cancel a planned gas-fired power plant in Oakville and move it to Napanee may cost Ontarians $675 million, says Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk, and that figure could rise by up to another $140 million for gas … Continue reading

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Bill to Protect Great Lakes Passes Second Reading

Today, Bill 6, the proposed Great Lakes Protection Act 2013 passed second reading in the Ontario Legislature.  Against a backdrop of scientific advice that Lakes Huron, Erie and Ontario are in decline, the purposes of the  proposed act are to protect and restore … Continue reading

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