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Published on: 18 Apr 2011 By (Dianne Saxe)

Algonquin Park and the Crown Forest (Un)Sustainability Act

In 1994, Ontario adopted the grandly named Crown Forest Sustainability Act (CFSA). A long, bruising environmental assessment (the Timber Management EA) had shown that we were ravaging Crown forests with a short term focus on extracting the most timber now, damaging the future of the forests …

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Published on: 3 Dec 2010 By (Dianne Saxe)

Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act passed

Bill 72 received Royal Assent this week. The new Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act is designed to: Promote better water technologies and practices; Create clean technology jobs Encourage conservation of Ontario water resources But not to promote privatization of water utilities.…

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