This Week
Ontario Wetlands Conference highlights southern Ontario eco-treasures
Published Thu, 2 Feb 2012 08:39:15 EST Read More
Celebrate World Wetlands Day 2012 Media Release (Toronto, ON) - Ontario Nature, along with partner conservation organizations, is celebrating World Wetlands Day on February 2, 2012, by bringing together 11 leading experts...... Click here to read this release
Drummond Commission receives recommendations on guaranteed performance based solutions to upgrade Ontario’s aging infrastructure and save money
Published Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:52:07 EST Read More
The Energy Services Association of Canada provides input to The Commission on the Reform of Ontario's Public Services (TORONTO, ON Jan. 31,2012) -The Energy Services Association of Canada (ESAC) has submitted a report called The Role and Benefits of Performance Based Solutions in the Rehabilitation of Ontarioâs Public Sector Infrastructu...... Click here to read this release
Facebook app designed to help Organ donation Awareness
Published Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:34:05 EST Read More
Pop Star Justin Bieber and NFL Star Tom Brady inspiration for organ donation Facebook app. (Sudbury, CDN. January 30/12) Over 100,000 North Americans are currently waiting for a lifesaving call about organ donations. Sadly many never get the call and pass away before a suitable organ donation is found. Thanks to the efforts ...... Click here to read this release
Feds terminate popular ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes program early
Published Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:18:50 EST Read More
Harper Government invests less than half of $400 million promised in Budget 2011 - industry braces for job losses VANCOUVER, BC - (January 30, 2012) - Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver closed the popular ecoENERGY Retrofit - Homes program to any new registrants on Sunday, January 29. The sudden closing of the program comes two months befo...... Click here to read this release
Last 30 Days
Pimachiowin Aki UNESCO Nomination Off to Paris, France
Published Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:51:48 EST Read More
Media Release (January 18, 2012) Representatives from the Pimachiowin Aki UNESCO World Heritage Site project partnership gathered in Winnipeg today to celebrate the send-off of their nomination package to the Paris, France headquarters of UNESCO. âThis is the completion of many years of effort by our partnership,â noted Alex Peters, who is a co-chair of the Pimachiow...... Click here to read this release
Ministry of Transportation earns Environmental Commissioner of Ontario's Recognition Award
Published Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:11:58 EST Read More
Media Release (Toronto, January 16, 2012) Today, staff at the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) received the Environmental Commissioner of Ontarioâs (ECO) 2011 Recognition Award for using two environmentally beneficial innovations: bioretention cells and rubber modified asphalt (RMA). The innovations are used at the carpool lot in Beamsville, Ontario, located at the Queen ...... Click here to read this release
Biodiversity Decline on the Oak Ridges Moraine
Published Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:04:02 EST Read More
Media Release (King City, January 15, 2012) More than 23 municipalities located on the Oak Ridges Moraine are calling on the Government of Ontario to continue funding the Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation, a non-profit agency that serves as the eyes and ears of the moraine, often described as the rain barrel for southern Ontario. Financial support for the Foundation runs out at...... Click here to read this release
Interview Opportunity - Response to Toronto Hydro planned layoffs and the impact on its services
Published Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:14:00 EST Read More
Interview Opportunity Giselle Matin, representing Keep The Lights On (a consortium of labour and private contractors who work with Toronto Hydro to keep the lights on in the City), is available to speak to the consequences of the recent Ontario Energy Board decision that slashed Toronto Hydro capital spending. Ms. Matin can speak to: - Size of layoffs and the types of jobs ...... Click here to read this release
Ontario Government Missing in Action to Halt the Loss of Biodiversity
Published Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:10:30 EST Read More
Media Release Toronto, January 10, 2012 - The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario says the Government of Ontario must come up with a new strategy to stem the continuing decline in Ontarioâs species and natural spaces. In a special report released today, âBiodiversity: A Nationâs Commitment, an Obligation for Ontario,â Gord Miller says unless Ontario and ...... Click here to read this release
REMARKS - Special Report - Biodiversity: A Nation’s Commitment, an Obligation for Ontario
Published Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:04:59 EST Read More
REMARKS Gord Miller, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario Special Report - âBiodiversity: A Nationâs Commitment, an Obligation for Ontarioâ Legislative Media Studio, Queenâs Park 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Check Against Delivery Do we mean it when we as a nation make a promise to the rest of the world? Are Canadians sincere or is it our new practice to ma...... Click here to read this release
Le gouvernement de l’Ontario n’agit pas pour mettre un terme à la perte de la biodiversité
Published Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:02:06 EST Read More
Communiqué de presse Toronto, le 10 janvier 2012 - Le commissaire à lâenvironnement de lâOntario dit que le gouvernement de lâOntario doit trouver une nouvelle stratégie pour mettre fin au déclin continuel des espèces et des espaces naturels de lâOntario. Dans son rapport spécial publié aujourdâhui, La biodiversité : lâengagement dâune nation, une ...... Click here to read this release
DISCOURS - Rapport spécial - La biodiversité : l’engagement d’une nation, une obligation pour l’Ontario
Published Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:00:10 EST Read More
DISCOURS Gord Miller, commissaire à l'environnement de l'Ontario Rapport spécial - La biodiversité : lâengagement dâune nation, une obligation pour lâOntario Studio des médias de Queenâs Park, édifice de lâAssemblée législative Le mardi 10 janvier 2012 à 10 h Priorité au discours anglais prononcé Le pensons-nous vraiment lorsque nous faisons, à titre de ...... Click here to read this release
Last 60 Days
Ontario Energy Board decision creates regulatory uncertainty and will make it difficult to keep the lights on in Toronto
Published Thu, 5 Jan 2012 17:05:48 EST Read More
Media Release (Toronto, January 5, 2012) Released earlier today, the Ontario Energy Board's (OEB) decision rejected Toronto Hydro's application to use a "Cost of Service" formula to set rates. This is a source of great concern for a group of private sector companies and unions known as Keep The Lights On (KTLO). KTLO members work with utility companies to improve the capac...... Click here to read this release
Le commissaire à l’environnement de l’Ontario publiera un rapport spécial
Published Wed, 4 Jan 2012 09:49:23 EST Read More
Avis aux médias Le commissaire à lâenvironnement de lâOntario publiera un rapport spécial le 10 janvier 2012 à 10 h au cours dâune conférence de presse. La conférence sera diffusée sur le Net. Si vous souhaitez écouter la webémission en direct, veuillez visiter le site http://www.eco.on.ca/. Veuillez prendre note que ...... Click here to read this release
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario to release special biodiversity report
Published Wed, 4 Jan 2012 09:43:05 EST Read More
Media Advisory The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario will release a special report at a media conference on January 10, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. The conference will also be available via webcast. To watch the live broadcast of the media conference, please visit http://www.eco.on.ca. Please note the Commissioner will not be taking questions via ...... Click here to read this release
12 energy-related predictions for 2012 in Canada - Stephen Koch, Executive Director, NAIMA Canada
Published Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:28:36 EST Read More
Does Canada need more energy supply or more insulation? Clearly, this is a gross simplification but it is estimated that almost a third of Canada's current energy consumption is used for heating and cooling buildings and homes. This number could be cut in half with proper conservation initiatives. This is the context for my 2012 Canadian energy conservation predictions - within an insulat...... Click here to read this release
More Words than Action on the Environment
Published Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:20:55 EST Read More
Op Ed By: Gord Miller, The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario Most people would agree the Ontario government has a pretty good track record in dealing with the environment. But as we enter 2012, I am concerned that a creeping paralysis is infecting environmental policy in this province, as it is in other jurisdictions. A couple of examples come to mind. Solid waste ma...... Click here to read this release
Downspout disconnection - What’s the point?
Published Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:35:18 EST Read More
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This is an article form a series of monthly columns by Environmental Law Specialist Dianne Saxe, one of the top 25 environmental lawyers in the world, and Ms. Jackie Campbell. These articles are available for publishing at no charge, provided Dr. Saxe and Ms. Campbell are cited as the authors. Dr. Saxe can be contacted at (416) 962-5882 or ......
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Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act celebrates ten year milestone but tough road still ahead
Published Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:18:27 EST Read More
Media Release (KING CITY, ON, Dec.15, 2011) The Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act (the Act), passed December 14, 2001, was enacted to control the aggressive urban sprawl of the mid-to-late eighties that threatened the fragile hydrogeology, geomorphology and ecology of the Oak Ridges Moraine - a source of drinking water for millions of people. The Act was passed afte...... Click here to read this release
First Nation students picket John Duncan Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development in Thunder Bay
Published Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:35:10 EST Read More
Media Release (Thunder Bay, December 15, 2011) The elected Grand Chief, Marsha Kennedy of the Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School and the school leadership group are showing their support for Chief Theresa Spence and the Attawapiskat First Nation. This support is evidenced by the demonstration of the student pickets at the Thunder Bay regional office of Indian and Nort...... Click here to read this release
Counting for Conservation! The 112th Christmas Bird Count
Published Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:38:48 EST Read More
For immediate release (Toronto, Dec. 14, 2011 - Nearly 60 Ontario Nature member groups are leading bird counts this year in communities across Ontario, significantly bettering last yearâs mark of 40. The most southerly count will be at Point Pelee, the most northerly will be coordinated by the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists in 13 communities (such as Red Lake, Ignace and F...... Click here to read this release
Ontario must phase out all power subsidies, says Ontario Sustainable Energy Association
Published Thu, 8 Dec 2011 17:26:54 EST Read More
Media Release Report asks - Nuclear Power: Where is the Business Case? (Toronto ON Dec 08, 2011) Today, the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA) released "Nuclear Power: Where's the Busin...... Click here to read this release
10 years after - on the Oak Ridges Moraine
Published Thu, 8 Dec 2011 10:27:36 EST Read More
Media Advisory The Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation will recognize the 10th Anniversary of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act and mark the start of the holiday season with a tree lighting ceremony. The celebration recognizes the passage of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act in 2001 that protects a wealth of natural habitats, safeguards an enormous groundwater recharge s...... Click here to read this release
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