| December |
| December 14, 2006 |
Imperial
Oil Limited Fined $375,000 For Fuel Leak
|
 |
 |
| December 12, 2006 |
Cleaning
Out The Garage:Province Directs Industry To Help Dispose
Of Household Hazardous Waste
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Fact
Sheet: Municipal hazardous and special waste
|
|
|
| December 8, 2006 |
Willy’s
Roll-Offs Ltd. And 1092066 Ontario Inc. Fined Total Of
$42,000 For Waste Management Violations
|
|
|
| December 7, 2006 |
Province
Proposes New Rules For Managing Waste More Effectively;
Faster ‘Yes’ Or ‘No’ Will
Save Time And Money While Protecting Environment
|
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Media
Backgrounder: Improving The Environmental Assessment Process
|
|
|
| November |
| November 30, 2006 |
Province
seeks public input on innovative new “energy from
waste” proposals |
|
|
| November 29, 2006 |
Township’s
long term waste plan to undergo environmental assessment
|
|
|
| November 27, 2006 |
Hanover
landfill expansion to undergo environmental assessment |
|
|
| November 16, 2006 |
Niagara
Waste Systems Landfill Expansion Receives Environmental
Approval; Will Take Industrial And Commercial Waste
Under Strict Environmental Conditions. |
|
|
| November 10, 2006 |
Aylmer
Meat Packers Inc. and Co-Owner/Co-Operators of Feedlot
and Abattoir Fined Total of $72,750 |
|
|
| November 3, 2006 |
Ministry
Of The Environment Rejects Richmond Environmental Assessment:
Science Doesn’t Support Landfill Expansion |
|
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| |
Minister
Broten’s decision letter to Waste Management of
Canada. |
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| |
Richmond
Landfill status report on the Environmental Assessment
Activities page of the Environmental Registry |
|
|
| November 2, 2006 |
Scrap
Metal Hauler Sentenced 180 Days In Jail For Environmental
Violations |
|
|
| October |
| October 19, 2006 |
Toronto
Students Construct Giant Blue Box Map Of Ontario: Event
Marks 25 Years Of Curbside Recycling |
|
|
| October 18, 2006 |
Legislature
Passes Clean Water Act: Protecting Drinking Water
Sources Will Benefit All Ontarians |
|
|
| Backgrounder:
Ontario’s New Clean Water Act: Why We Need It, How
It Will Work |
|
|
| October 13, 2006 |
Richmond
Landfill Environmental Assessment To Not Proceed |
|
|
| October 6, 2006 |
Government
Of Ontario Signs Letter Of Intent With Northeast States
To Improve Air Quality And Fight Climate Change: Reducing
Transboundary Air Pollution Will Protect Ontario’s
Health and Environment |
|
|
| October 5, 2006 |
Four
Companies Named Environmental Leaders: Long-Term Commitment
To Environmental Stewardship A Key Component Of Program |
|
|
| September |
| September 26, 2006 |
Praxair
Canada Inc. Fined $35,000 for Discharging a Contaminant
into the Natural Environment |
|
|
| September 20, 2006 |
Jerry
Maclean and Son Automotive Limited Fined $36,000 For Ontario
Water Resources Act Violation |
|
|
| September 19, 2006 |
McGuinty
Government Taking Action To Reduce Threats To Drinking
Water Sources: Rural Ontario Gets A Voice In Funding
For Water Protection |
|
|
| Backgrounder:
Advisory Panel On The Proposed Ontario Drinking Water
Stewardship Program |
|
|
| September 12 ,2006 |
President
of Ander Engineering & Associates Limited Fined Total
of $17,600 For Violations of the Ontario Water Resources
Act |
|
|
| September 10, 2006 |
Backgrounder:
Reducing Landfill Waste in Ontario |
|
|
| September 6, 2006 |
Funding
Proposed To Protect Drinking Water In Rural Ontario: Initial
Investment from New Multi-Million Dollar Program Helps
Farmers And Small Businesses |
|
|
| Backgrounder:
Proposed Amendments To Bill 43 |
|
|
| September 6, 2006 |
Moving
Truck Owner and Employee Fined Total of $11,000 For Environmental
Infractions |
|
|
| August |
| August 31, 2006 |
Fact
Sheet: How Ontario Manages Its Waste: The Basic Facts
and Figures |
|
|
| Backgrounder:
The Ontario / Michigan Waste Issue |
|
|
| View
Michigan's news release |
|
|
| Minister
Broten Letter To Michigan Senators |
|
|
| Michigan
Senators Letter To Minister Broten |
|
|
| August 27, 2006 |
Smog
Advisory Lifted |
|
|
| August 27, 2006 |
Notice
of Smog Advisory |
|
|
| August 8, 2006 |
The
Corporation of the Township of Lucan Biddulph Fined Total
of $15,000 For Water Systems Violations |
|
|
| August 2, 2006 |
Smog
Advisory Lifted |
|
|
| August 2, 2006 |
Smog
Advisory Partially Lifted |
|
|
| July |
| July 31, 2006 |
Notice
of Expanded Smog Advisory |
|
|
| July 30, 2006 |
Notice
of Smog Advisory |
|
|
| July 28, 2006 |
Smog
Advisory Lifted |
|
|
| July 27, 2006 |
Notice
of Smog Advisory |
|
|
| July 25, 2006 |
Mal-Mal
Enterprises Inc. Fined $40,000 For Ontario Water Resources
Act Violation |
|
|
| July 19, 2006 |
McGuinty
Government Gives Municipalities The Tools To Keep More
Waste Out Of Landfills: Proposed Regulations Support
New Technologies; Encourage Recycling Of More Materials |
|
|
| Backgrounder:
Regulatory Amendments to Facilitate Waste Diversion, Use
of Alternative Fuels and New and Emerging Waste Management
Technologies |
|
|
| July 17, 2006 |
Smog
Advisory Lifted |
|
|
| July 16, 2006 |
Notice
of Expanded Smog Advisory |
|
|
| July 15, 2006 |
Notice
of Smog Advisory |
|
|
| July 11, 2006 |
310
Waste Limited, 2020700 Ontario Inc. and Director Fined
Total of $710,000 For Environmental Protection Act Violations |
|
|
| July 4, 2006 |
J.
& J. General Store Limited and Owner Fined Total of
$40,000 For Offences Under the Environmental Protection
Act |
|
|
| July 4, 2006 |
Windsor
Utilities Commission and Enwin Utilities Ltd. Fined Total
of $28,000 For Ontario Water Resources Act Violation |
|
|
| June |
| June 30, 2006 |
Province
Updates Fish Consumption Advisories For Sport Fish Caught
in the Upper Bay of Quinte: Changes Respond To Recent
Sampling Results in Sport Fish |
|
|
| June 29, 2006 |
Conservation
Bureau Launches Summer Message Program |
|
|
| June 28, 2006 |
Ontario
To Get Additional Landfill Capacity: Environmental
Assessment For Green Lane Landfill Expansion Approved |
|
|
| June 27, 2006 |
Trylon
Manufacturing Company Limited Fined Total of $12,500 For
Three Violations of the Environmental Protection Act |
|
|
| June 27, 2006 |
McGuinty
Government Promoting Energy Efficiency In Ontario: Phasing
Out Chillers Will Reduce Electricity Demand And Help Clean
The Air |
|
|
| Backgrounder:
Ontario’s Proposed Ozone Depleting Substances Regulation
|
|
|
| June 26, 2006 |
Ontario
and Quebec Pledge to Cooperate on Air Pollution, Smog
and Climate Change: Ministers of Environment sign
an agreement to protect the environment |
|
|
| June 26, 2006 |
Fact
Sheet: Ontario Takes Action on Clean Air and Climate Change |
|
|
| June 26, 2006 |
Fact
Sheet: 2005 Shared Air Summit Commitments Status Update |
|
|
| June 23, 2006 |
‘Festival
U Wash’ and Manager Fined Total of $75,000 |
|
|
| June 23, 2006 |
McGuinty
Government Applauds Inco Plan To Cut Emissions: Actions
Show That Ontario Industries Are Showing Environmental
Leadership |
|
|
| June 21, 2006 |
High
Profile Transboundary Air Pollution Committees To Tackle
Ontario’s Shared Air Issues: Health and Environmental
Costs Top the Agenda |
|
|
| Media
Backgrounder: Members Of The Advisory Committee On Transboundary
Science |
|
|
| Media
Backgrounder: Members Of The Executive Committee On Transboundary
Air Pollution |
|
|
| June 20, 2006 |
Ontario
Invests In The Science Of Clean Air And Climate Change:
Funding Supports Leading-Edge Made-In-Ontario Initiatives |
|
|
| Backgrounder:
Clean Air And Climate Change Funding |
|
|
| June 19, 2006 |
Ontario
Funds Innovative Drinking Water Treatment Technology:
Technology Could Improve Drinking Water Treatment
By Removing Chemicals Found in Pharmaceuticals |
|
|
| June 19, 2006 |
Smog
Advisory Lifted |
|
|
| June 19, 2006 |
Ontario
Approves Next Step In Ottawa’s Light Rapid Transit
Project: New Transit System Will Lead to Cleaner Air
In Our Nation’s Capital |
|
|
| June 19, 2006 |
Smog
Advisory Partially Lifted |
|
|
| June 17, 2006 |
Notice
of Expanded Smog Advisory |
|
|
| June 16, 2006 |
Notice
of Smog Advisory |
|
|
| June 16, 2006 |
Regional
Municipality of York Fined $50,000 For Sewage Discharge
Into Tannery Creek |
|
|
| June 9, 2006 |
McGuinty
Government Further Protecting The Environment: Industry
To Develop And Fund Diversion Program for Household Hazardous
and Special Wastes Such As Aerosols and Paints |
|
|
| June 9, 2006 |
Innovative
Waste Management Project Gets Green Light: Solution
For Non-Recyclables Must Be Environmentally Friendly |
|
|
| June 8, 2006 |
The
Corporation of the Separated Town of Smiths Falls Fined
Total of $17,500 For Violations of the Safe Drinking Water
Act |
|
|
| June 8, 2006 |
Maxxam
Analytics Inc. Fined Total Of $54,000 For Failures to
Report Adverse Drinking Water Quality Results |
|
|
| June 7 , 2006 |
Province
Safeguards Drinking Water In Homes And Schools: Clearer,
More Flexible Rules Will Help Ensure Clean Drinking Water
For All Ontarians |
|
|
| Backgrounder:
Amending Ontario’s Drinking Water Systems Regulation |
|
|
| June 7 , 2006 |
Ontario
To Protect Families’ Health With Tough New Standards:
Updated Air Standards Will Better Protect Ontarians
From Lead And Other Harmful Substances |
|
|
| Fact
Sheet : Proposed New And Updated Standards For 15 Air
Pollutants |
|
|
| June 6 , 2006 |
Environmental
Assessment Improvements Will Protect The Environment;
Save Time And Money: Balanced And Innovative Changes
In Everyone's Best Interest |
|
|
| Backgrounder:
Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Process: A Primer |
|
|
| Backgrounder:
Improving The Environmental Assessment Process |
|
|
| Backgrounder:
Support For The Ontario’s Environmental Assessment
Improvements |
|
|
| June 2 , 2006 |
McGuinty
And Charest Commit To Cooperation: Signing Of Protocol
For Cooperation Builds A Stronger Ontario And Québec |
|
|
| Backgrounder:
Ontario And Québec Premiers Sign Protocol For Cooperation |
|
|
| June 2 , 2006 |
Operator
Of Unapproved Waste Disposal Site Fined $10,000 And Given
Jail Time For Environmental Protection Act Violations |
|
|
| June 1 , 2006 |
Sturgeon
Timber Ltd Fined $25,000 For Violations Of The Environmental
Protection Act |
|
|
| May |
| May 31, 2006 |
Smog
Advisory Terminated |
|
|
| May 30, 2006 |
Smog
Advisory Partially Lifted |
|
|
| May 29, 2006 |
Notice
of Expanded Smog Advisory |
|
|
| May 26, 2006 |
Notice
of Expanded Smog Advisory |
|
|
| May 26, 2006 |
Corporation
of the City of Kawartha Lakes Fined Total of $25,000 For
Water Treatment Systems Violations |
|
|
| May 26, 2006 |
Notice
of Smog Advisory |
|
|
| May 17, 2006 |
Brenntag
Canada Incorporated Fined $25,000 For Failing to Report
a Chemical Spill |
|
|
| May 10, 2006 |
Government
Of Ontario Joins Legal Fight To Protect The Province's
Air Quality: Reducing Transboundary Air Pollution
Protects the Health of Ontarians |
|
|
| Media
Backgrounder: Ontario’s Actions To Alleviate
Domestic Smog-Causing Air Pollution |
|
|
| May 5, 2006 |
Province
Updates Fish Consumption Advisories For Sport Fish In
The Upper Bay Of Quinte: Changes Respond To Recent
Sampling Results in Two Species of Fish |
|
|
| April |
| April 29, 2006 |
Government
Of Ontario Invests In Helping Well Owners Keep Drinking
Water Safe And Clean: Supports Education Programs
For Well Owners |
|
|
| April 28, 2006 |
Local
Drinking Water Sources Protected: McGuinty Government
On The Side Of Ontarians |
|
|
| April 28, 2006 |
Ontario’s
Drinking Water Is Safe: McGuinty Government On The
Side Of Ontario Families |
|
|
| Media
Backgrounder: Ontario’s Chief Drinking Water Inspector’s
Annual Report |
|
|
| April 28, 2006 |
Local
Drinking Water Sources Protected: McGuinty Government
On The Side Of Ontarians |
|
|
| April 26, 2006 |
Ontario
Government Mows Down Pollution: Ontarians Encouraged
To Return Gas Lawn Mowers For Cleaner Alternatives |
|
|
| April 24, 2006 |
Ontario
Government Supports Local Efforts To Protect Water Sources:
Grants For Scientific Studies Support Local Water
Protection Planning |
|
|
| April 21, 2006 |
Ontario
Helps Communities Protect Drinking Water Sources: Government
Marks “Earth Week” With Grants to Support
Local Water Protection Planning |
|
|
| Media
Backgrounder: Helping Communities Protect Their Drinking
Water Sources |
|
|
| Media
Backgrounder: Grants For Source Protection Planning In
Areas Covered By Conservation Authorities |
|
|
| Media
Backgrounder: Grants For Source Protection Planning In
Areas Not Covered By Conservation Authorities |
|
|
| April 20, 2006 |
Toyota
Earth Day 2006 Scholarship Winners Recognized During Earth
Week: Ontario Students Rewarded For Their Environmental
Stewardship |
|
|
| Media
Backgrounder: 2006 Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Winners |
|
|
| April 10, 2006 |
Hydro
One Networks Inc Fined $60,000 Today For Violating the
Ontario Water Resources Act |
|
|
| April 3, 2006 |
Regional
Municipality of Durham Fined $33,000 For Environmental
Offences |
|
|
| March |
| March 31, 2006 |
Minister
Commends Regions For Their Commitment To Made In-Ontario
Solutions For Waste Disposal: Work Plan For Environmental
Assessment Approved |
|
|
| March 22, 2006 |
Province
Marks World Water Day: Ontarians Urged To Do Their
Part for Water Conservation and Protection |
|
|
| March 13, 2006 |
Poultry
Operation Fined $50,000 |
|
|
| March 8, 2006 |
Two
Ontario Communities to Get Needed Waste Disposal Capacity:
Environmental Assessments Approved for Parry Sound
and Eastern Ontario Landfills |
|
|
| March 6, 2006 |
Ontario
Government Supports Local Efforts To Prevent Water Contamination:
Kitchener-Waterloo Area Water Quality Must Be Protected |
|
|
| March 1, 2006 |
York
Region’s Southeast Collector Trunk Sewer To Undergo
Full Environmental Assessment: Province Requires Strict
Environmental Protection Measures |
|
|
| February |
| February 24, 2006 |
Ontario
Government Supports Local Efforts To Prevent Water Contamination:
North Bay, Mattawa Water Quality Must Be Protected
|
|
|
| February 23, 2006 |
Ontario
Government Supports Local Efforts To Prevent Water Contamination:
Sudbury Water Quality Must Be Protected |
|
|
| February 20, 2006 |
Imperial
Precast Corporation and Owner Fined Total of $58,000 |
|
|
| February 17, 2006 |
Ontario
Challenges U.S. To Protect Air Quality: Reducing Transboundary
Air Pollution Will Benefit All Ontarians |
|
|
| Media
Backgrounder: Ontario’s Actions To Alleviate Domestic
Smog-Causing Air Pollution |
|
|
| Media
Backgrounder: Support For Ontario Filing Comments With
The United States Environmental Protection Agency |
|
|
| February 17, 2006 |
Government
Of Ontario To Protect Environment With Progressive New
Agricultural Standards: New committee to develop nutrient
management standards for all Ontario farms |
|
|
| Media
Backgrounder: Members of the Nutrient Management Science-Based
Standards Committee |
|
|
| February 17, 2006 |
Province
Gives Ontarians A New Opportunity To Help Protect The
Environment: Changes To Nutrient Management Act Will
Require Time For Public Input |
|
|
| Media
Backgrounder: Prescribing The Nutrient Management
Act, 2002, Under The Environmental Bill Of Rights |
|
|
| February 15, 2006 |
Ontario
Improves Air Emission Reporting System: Industries
To Save Time And Money While Protecting The Environment |
|
|
| Media
Backgrounder: Harmonizing Ontario And Federal Air Emissions
Reporting Systems |
|
|
| February 15, 2006 |
Ontario
Government Rules Out Road Through Boyd Conservation Area:
Area Excluded From Pine Valley Environmental Assessment |
|
|
| February 13, 2006 |
King
Cole Holdings Limited Fined $90,000 For Spill of Partially
Treated Duck Sewage |
|
|
| January |
| January 26, 2006 |
Minister
of the Environment to Read to Students on Family Literacy
Day |
|
|
| January 19, 2006 |
Ontario
Government Supports Local Efforts To Prevent Water Contamination:
Windsor Water Quality Must Be Protected |
|
|
| January 18, 2006 |
Five
Waterfront Parks Set To Proceed: Environmental Conditions
Placed On Their Development |
|
|
| January 13, 2006 |
UBA
Inc. Fined $100,000 Today For an Offence That Affected
Local Residents and GO Transit Rush Hour Service in May
2004 |
|
|
| January 6, 2006 |
Ab
Murray Transport Ltd. and Patrick Alphonse Murray Fined
$25,000 For Violating the Ontario Water Resources Act |
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