New Guidance for Excess Soil management
The Ministry of the Environment has released its draft Best Management Practices for Soil Management in Ontario for two more months of public comment. The document outlines the MOE’s “recommendations” and “expectations” for managing the reuse of excess soils, a hugely important issue for the construction industry. The general structure is similar to the draft circulated in April: At...
Continue reading the post titled New Guidance for Excess Soil managementInteresting statistics on brownfields
According to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, a significant number of Records of Site Condition has been posted to the Brownfields Environmental Site Registry since October 1 2004, when regulation 513/04 came into effect. As of early this month, a total of 1747 RSCs had been filed. Of these, 397 RSCs have been filed...
Continue reading the post titled Interesting statistics on brownfieldsBrownfields Progress?
This week, Ontario’s Brownfields Stakeholder Group was delighted to hear that progress is being made on some old problems. For example: 1. Escheats: When a company is dissolved, its remaining assets go automatically to the Crown. As a result, the province ends up (without its knowledge) owning land all across the province, much of it...
Continue reading the post titled Brownfields Progress?Bill 66 – Expanded Municipal Zoning Power Would Make Some Environmental Land Use Policies Optional
UPDATE: Government announces that it will not be proceeding with Schedule 10 of the Bill. See update here. On December 6th, 2018, Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018, passed first reading in the Ontario legislature. The government’s Proposal Summary on the Environmental Registry indicates that the Bill is intended to “stimulate business investment, create...
Continue reading the post titled Bill 66 – Expanded Municipal Zoning Power Would Make Some Environmental Land Use Policies OptionalNew rules on moving soil
New rules should significantly increase the cost of disposing of surplus soils from construction projects.
Continue reading the post titled New rules on moving soilHazardous waste nonsuit decision
As mentioned last week, we won a rare non-suit motion in the Ontario Court of Justice on three counts, each against three defendants charged with improperly managing hazardous waste at a transfer site, contrary to the Environmental Protection Act. In each case, the Ministry of the Environment inspector had accused the company of committing offences, without...
Continue reading the post titled Hazardous waste nonsuit decisionEnvironmental Penalties higher in 2009
The Ministry of the Environment issued more environmental penalties in 2009: 13, totalling over $107,000. Although the total is still small, this is a significant increase over the 6 EP, totalling $69,583, that the Ministry issued in 2008. Companies were able to obtain reductions of up to 25% through negotiations with the Director, though the...
Continue reading the post titled Environmental Penalties higher in 2009Individual and Construction Companies Fined $95,000 for Illegal Waste Disposal
On June 21, 2017, SNC-Lavalin Constructors (Pacific) Inc., Dragodos Canada Inc., and EllisDon Corporation pled guilty and were fined for: generating liquid industrial waste, permitting the waste to leave their control with a non-approved waste transportation contractor, and, failing to complete the required waste manifest. In addition to the finding of guilt of the corporate...
Continue reading the post titled Individual and Construction Companies Fined $95,000 for Illegal Waste DisposalContaminated sites change in Provincial Policy Statement
The Ontario Provincial Policy Statement (PPS)has recently changed how it refers to contaminated sites. The PPS is the official expression of the provincial government’s policies on land use planning. It applies province-wide and “provides clear policy direction on land use planning to promote strong communities, a strong economy, and a clean and healthy environment.” What effect will the...
Continue reading the post titled Contaminated sites change in Provincial Policy StatementGreen energy generation, but what about transmission?
The "right to connect" is not as simple as it sounds.
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