The Town of Kirkland Lake pleaded guilty to one violation under the Environmental Protection Act for failing to comply with a Certificate of Approval relating to the submission of a Design and Operation Plan with a number of requirements regarding the Kirkland Lake Landfill Site.

On May 14, 2011, Environment Canada issued a notice extending a filing deadline for their federal GHG and National Pollutant Release Inventory programs until June 17, 2011.

For some, the cheque is in the mail; others will have to call their insurance broker to get theirs.

The government of Canada has announced that there will be a special one time payment of $600 that will be automatically provided to individuals who are certificate holders of the disability tax credit as of June 1, 2020.

Kimco Steel Sales Limited, which operates a Kingston waste transfer site, was fined $25,000 plus a victim fine surcharge of $6,250 for depositing auto fluff on an illegal dump site.

Computer animations can be a powerful form of demonstrative evidence, but it has been surprisingly hard for them to gain much traction in Canadian courts.

Alberta may not often be perceived as a leader in environmental regulation, but they do some things much better than we do in Ontario.

For those following the Blue Box funding arbitration under the Waste Diversion Act, here is the Amended Municipal Claim.

Dianne continues to be a popular speaker, and is presenting at the Ontario Bar Association Annual Institute today on Environmental Torts since Smith v. Inco.

Aren’t we lucky to live in this beautiful place?

Ashford Cleaners Inc., a Toronto dry cleaner operating in Toronto, Ontario, is one of the first to pay the new, higher fines for offences under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, as it was amended last year.Ashfor Cleaners agreed to pay $60,000 to the Environmental Damages Fund to publish an article regarding the results of their case in a textile industry magazine.

Current Ministry of the Environment efforts to impose environmental cleanup liability on the innocent are bad news for the Ontario economy, according to an Expert Report by noted economist Sherry Cooper.

One useful piece of information that is oddly difficult to find on the government website is the boundaries of the various Regions and District Offices of the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change.

Congratulations to Ecojustice.

This will be Dianne's last public presentation before she becomes the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario.

Every four years, Ontario lawyers elect their governing body, known as "benchers".

Ontario’s municipalities and brand owners are taking their dispute over Blue Box funding to arbitration. Under the Waste Diversion Act, 2002, s. 25(5) stewards are supposed to pay 50% of the net costs incurred by municipalities.

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For a hilarious look at one of the ways that the legal process can descend into utter farce, look at this short dramatization of a ridiculous true transcript.

Event data recorders (EDRs) that track and improve vehicle safety have become standard in most vehicles.