Why do new fuel tanks leak?
New fuel tanks leak because our safety standards are too lax, according to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. In Muskoka Fuels v Hassan Steel Fabricators, the plaintiff petroleum distributor purchased a fuel tank manufactured by Hassan. Diesel oil leaked from the tank into a bog less than 5 months after installation. The tank had...
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Canada will control greenhouse gases, although only when the US does. Last week, Canada and the US jointly announced stricter limits on GHG emissions from new cars (light-duty vehicles). This is the first-ever federal regulation to directly control GHG emissions across Canada. Our federal government also announced proposed regulations to require an average renewable fuel...
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Conserve water: us? Ontario residents and businesses have never worried much about conserving water; as a result, we are among the world’s most wasteful water users: a drowning 260 litres per person per day. Calls for voluntary conservation have had little effect. Now, water conservation rules are being tightened.
Continue reading the post titled Better Ontario toiletsDistinguished Service Award
Dianne thanks everyone who came out to see her receive the Ontario Bar Association Distinguished Service Award last night. Jon Clancy’s photos are posted at http://www.oba.org. Also, now that I am emerging from the first three weeks of my eight week trial in Ottawa, I will start catching up on other things. Trial work is...
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Another honour, thank you so much to those who recommend us: Dear Ms. Saxe, I take great pleasure in congratulating you on your selection into the inaugural edition of the Guide to the World’s Leading Women in Business Law– the first-ever guide dedicated to the world’s leading female practitioners. This unique publication provides expert guidance to the...
Continue reading the post titled World's Leading Women in Business LawContaminated sites: which cleanup standards?
More stringent cleanup standards for contaminated sites will come into effect July 1, 2011, under 2009 amendments to Regulation 153/04. Some property owners with ongoing cleanups may prefer to use the old numbers, i.e. the “March 9, 2004 Soil, Ground Water and Sediment Standards” (“2004 standards”) to obtain a record of site condition after July...
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Ontario takes a second stab at funding household hazardous waste collection.
Continue reading the post titled Eco fee resetChlorure de choline
Choline Chloride Conspiracy to fix the prices of Choline Chloride Settlement Notice: Settlements have been reached with some of the defendants in some of the Vitamins class actions across Canada. For more specific information on the settlements please visit our website at www.vitaminsclassaction.com. Choline chloride is a member of the B-complex group of water-soluble vitamins...
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