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Published on: 7 Jan 2013 By (Dianne Saxe)

Strong opposition to sewage processing facility foiled by filing error

Lystek’s controversial sewage sludge processing facility in Southgate, Ontario, will not face an appeal of its Environmental Compliance Approvals, because opponents, after fighting the facility for so long, made a critical error in seeking leave to appeal. See Green v. Ontario.

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Published on: 2 Jan 2013 By (Dianne Saxe)

New rules for boreholes and other test wells

The Ministry of the Environment is seeking public comment on a draft manual on test holes and dewatering wells. A “test hole” is a type of “well” that is made to obtain information about groundwater, and is not used or intended for use as a source of water for consumption. It includes virtua…

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Published on: 20 Dec 2012 By (Dianne Saxe)

More approvals reform: generators, cooling towers, retail dust collection

Environmental Approvals Reform: The third wave of Environmental Activity and Sector Registry (permit by rule) sectors are now under evaluation: small electricity generators, cooling towers for comfort cooling and retail dust collection. If approved, these activities would no longer require e…

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Published on: 17 Dec 2012 By (Dianne Saxe)

New Cycling Strategy for Ministry of Transportation

As ghost bikes (marking the site of a cycling death) multiply around Toronto, the Ministry of Transportation has announced its plans to respond to the Chief Coroner of Ontario’s “Cycling Death Review”. Comments on EBR posting 011-7552 are invited until January 31, 2013. As a first step, MTO …

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