City of the Kawartha Lakes enters into “Diversion Agreement” to resolve Federal Charges under the Fisheries Act
On January 31, 2019, the Corporation of the City of Kawartha Lakes resolved charges laid against it under the Fisheries Act by entering into a “diversion agreement” which will see the charges withdrawn in exchange for the city taking the following actions: paying $75,000 to the Environmental…
View the post titled City of the Kawartha Lakes enters into “Diversion Agreement” to resolve Federal Charges under the Fisheries ActSupreme Court of Canada Releases its Decision in Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd, 2019 SCC 5
Supreme Court of Canada Orders Trustee in Bankruptcy to Comply with Environmental Remediation Orders Prior to Distributing Funds to Secured Creditors in Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd, 2019 SCC 5 On January 31, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada released its highly anticipated …
View the post titled Supreme Court of Canada Releases its Decision in Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd, 2019 SCC 5Conservation Ontario’s 2019 Budget Consultation Submission
Conservation Ontario, the non-profit association that represents Ontario’s 36 Conservation Authorities, has made their submission for the 2019 Ontario Budget Consultation publicly available on their website, and here’s what we’ve learned: The Province of Ontario currently provides Ontario’s …
View the post titled Conservation Ontario’s 2019 Budget Consultation SubmissionChanges to Hazardous Waste Movement
The federal government is proposing to consolidate and streamline the Export and Import Regulations, the Interprovincial Movement Regulations, and PCB Waste Export Regulations. The Proposed Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations (“Regulations”)…
View the post titled Changes to Hazardous Waste MovementVerbal References: The Truth Shall Set You Free
Some employers are wary about providing references for former employees, fearing a defamation lawsuit. However, a recent decision of the Divisional Court suggests that negative references that are substantially true and provided without malice may not be defamatory. In the trial decision of …
View the post titled Verbal References: The Truth Shall Set You FreeFord Loses Motion to Dismiss Ecojustice Case for Cancelling Cap and Trade
The recent attempt of the Ford government to dismiss a court case against them brought by Greenpeace Canada, represented by Ecojustice[1], failed on January 26, 2019. Ecojustice filed a lawsuit against the Government of Ontario for failing to consult the public when it ended Ontario’s cap an…
View the post titled Ford Loses Motion to Dismiss Ecojustice Case for Cancelling Cap and TradeProposed new “Open-for-business” by-law authority scrapped
On Wednesday January 23, 2018, the Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing announced that the government would not be proceeding with Schedule 10 of Bill 66. As I wrote here, Schedule 10 proposed to give municipal governments expanded authority under their Planning Act, section 34,…
View the post titled Proposed new “Open-for-business” by-law authority scrappedFined for Illegal Importation of Bear Hide from Alaska
This article was written with the assistance of student at law Julia Ferreira. On January 18, 2019, Fredrick Thomson, a taxidermist from Coaldale, Alberta, was sentenced following his conviction for illegally importing a brown bear hide from Alaska. Section 6(1) of the Wild Animal and Plant …
View the post titled Fined for Illegal Importation of Bear Hide from Alaska10 Year Review of Ontario’s Endangered Species Act
On January 18, 2019, the Ontario government gave notice on the Environmental Registry that that they were conducting a ten [10] year review of the Endangered Species Act, R.S.O. 2007 (the “Act”) (which came into effect on June 30, 2008). A Discussion Paper produced by the Ministry of the Env…
View the post titled 10 Year Review of Ontario’s Endangered Species ActOntario Environmental Review Tribunal Upholds Another Wind Turbine Approval
On January 4th, 2019, the Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal (“Tribunal” or “ERT”) issued another decision in the long list of dismissed appeals of wind turbine approvals (“Renewable Energy Approvals” or “REAs”). The crux of the 143 page decision in Concerned Citizens of North Stormont v.…
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