Federal environmental assessments will be rushed
Now that federal environmental assessments are gone, the federal government will only assess very large, very important projects. But it’s going to do them in a hurry.
View the post titled Federal environmental assessments will be rushedSettlement Agreement Reached in Reebok Toning Shoes and Apparel Class Action
If you purchased any of the Reebok toning shoes and/or or apparel listed in the Action between December 5, 2008 and July 10, 2012, you should immediately review the full legal notice in this matter to ensure that you understand your legal rights. Visit the Actions offical page here or read …
View the post titled Settlement Agreement Reached in Reebok Toning Shoes and Apparel Class ActionValve Software’s Standard Service Agreement Not Valid in Canada
Recently Siskinds Class Action specialist Daniel Bach commented on the validity of the companies mandatory binding arbitration clause that would prevent consumers from bringing any class actions against the company. The article can be found on one of Canad’s leading technology sites h…
View the post titled Valve Software’s Standard Service Agreement Not Valid in CanadaNarrower Canadian Environmental Assessment Regime in force
The new Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012, is now in force, and federal environmental screenings are a thing of the past.
View the post titled Narrower Canadian Environmental Assessment Regime in forceNarrow candidates for permit by rule: waste, solar, printing
The latest draft Approvals Reform regulations are another small step in the right direction. Clarifying and simplifying the requirements for routine, low impact activities, and reducing regulatory delay, is increasingly important if Ontario is to successfully compete for investment money an…
View the post titled Narrow candidates for permit by rule: waste, solar, printingMassachusetts expert panel on wind and health recommends comparing all energy sources
Typically, at distances larger than 400 m, sound pressure levels for modern wind turbines are less than 40 dB(A), which is below the level associated with annoyance in the epidemiological studies reviewed.... The considerations should take into account trade-offs between environmental and…
View the post titled Massachusetts expert panel on wind and health recommends comparing all energy sourcesApprovals reform: Next Ontario sectors for permit by rule
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment is continuing to roll out Approvals Reform, by expanding the sectors eligible for the Environmental Activity and Sector Registry (EASR), a type of “permit by rule”. Now they have released draft regulations for three more sectors, following …
View the post titled Approvals reform: Next Ontario sectors for permit by rule$150,000 fine for $2 million chemical spill
Chemtura Canada, a chemical manufacturing company in Elmira, Ontario, was fined $150,00 for discharging 4200 kg of BLE-25 and 112 kg of acetone into the air.
View the post titled $150,000 fine for $2 million chemical spillShocking Greenland ice melt
Some parts of the public still doubt climate change, but climate scientists see its damage galloping ever faster than expected. As Ontario’s extraordinary heat triggered an upsurge in gun violence, wildfires and crop failures, Greenland ice cap watchers saw the biggest, fastest melt ev…
View the post titled Shocking Greenland ice meltProbationary Periods – Tips for Employers
As an employer, do you rely upon probationary periods to terminate newly-hired employees who don’t work out, but where you don’t have “cause” in the normal sense? Do you rely on your probation language to avoid liability for pay in lieu of notice? If so, would your pr…
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