Enforcement of PCB Regulations ramping up
Environment Canada is ramping up its enforcement of the federal PCB regulations. Surprisingly, they are finding illegal PCBs in municipal facilities. This could have serious consequences for municipalities, and for the individuals in charge.
Continue reading the post titled Enforcement of PCB Regulations ramping upEnvironment Minister Murray's mandate letter
Every Cabinet minister gets his or her marching orders from the Premier or Prime Minister. These “mandates” used to be top secret, but Ontario now makes them public. Here is the mandate letter for the new Minister of Environment and Climate Change, with our emphasis added. On environmental legislation, note the commitment to reintroducing the...
Continue reading the post titled Environment Minister Murray's mandate letterMisunderstood "best by" labels waste food and energy
According to a recent Harvard study, The Dating Game, badly regulated and poorly understood food labelling contributes to an enormous, avoidable waste of food, and associated energy and emissions.
Continue reading the post titled Misunderstood "best by" labels waste food and energyZungui Haixi Corporation (Français)
En octobre 2011, Siskinds LLP a intenté un recours collectif proposé en Ontario contre Zungui Haixi Corporation (« ZUN »), certains de ses dirigeants et administrateurs, les vérificateurs de ZUN, Ernst & Young LLP, et les soumissionnaires dans le cadre du placement initial des actions de ZUN en décembre 2009. Le recours collectif proposé est...
Continue reading the post titled Zungui Haixi Corporation (Français)Smart Technologies Inc. (Français)
En juillet 2010, Smart Technologies Inc. (« SMART ») a émis des actions lors d’un placement initial au Canada et aux États-Unis. Suite au placement initial, les actions de SMART ont été cotées à la Bourse TSX au Canada et à la Bourse NASDAQ aux États-Unis. Le 8 février 2011, Siskinds a intenté un recours...
Continue reading the post titled Smart Technologies Inc. (Français)Orsu Metals Corporation (Formerly European Minerals Corporation)
Au mois de juin 2008, Siskinds LLP a demandé l’autorisation d’exercer un recours collectif contre Orsu Metals Corporation (« OSU ») et certains dirigeants d’OSU, et d’être autorisé à exercer certains recours prévus par la Partie XXIII.1 de la Loi sur les valeurs mobilières de l’Ontario. Ce recours collectif est fondé sur le communiqué d’OSU...
Continue reading the post titled Orsu Metals Corporation (Formerly European Minerals Corporation)Millions for offsite gasoline contamination
The Ontario Superior Court has awarded millions to a neighbouring property owner for historic offsite gasoline contamination. The decision in Canadian Tire Real Estate Ltd. v. Huron Concrete Supply Ltd. illustrates, and will perpetuate, the continuing confusion over liability for off site groundwater plumes. Justice Leitch never explains how her decision can be reconciled with the landmark Smith v....
Continue reading the post titled Millions for offsite gasoline contaminationFranchising in Canada: have the wheels fallen off?
(Note: This article was also published on AdvocateDaily) Last year was relatively quiet in terms of major (i.e. Court of Appeal) decisions or legislative changes. One interesting, and important, development is the increasing willingness of the courts to decide matters based on summary judgment motions, following the directive of the Supreme Court in Hryniak v....
Continue reading the post titled Franchising in Canada: have the wheels fallen off?Home Depot: Excessive enforcement causing recycling set back?
Home Depot’s decision to stop accepting waste paint and compact fluorescent bulbs for recycling is a sad setback, and another sign of trouble in Ontario’s waste reduction and diversion strategy. It is important to collect every possible used fluorescent bulb (and not throw them into landfills) because of the mercury they can contain. Few enough...
Continue reading the post titled Home Depot: Excessive enforcement causing recycling set back?50 years of mercury pollution: Grassy Narrows
Fifty years ago last month, in March 1962, Dryden Chemicals began dumping an estimated 10 metric tonnes of mercury into the Wabigoon River, contaminating the fish which formed the subsistence and economy of three Indigenous communities Asubpeeschoseewagong (Grassy Narrows), Wabaseemoong (White Dog), and some members of Wabauskang who lived at Quibell. Half a century later...
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