Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Market Watch: Canadian grid modernization company joins the index
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada maintained its target for the policy rate at 2.75 per cent on June 4, 2025. Since the previous…
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Survey Says: Women in the environment space are eager to enter the C suite
Women account for just over one-quarter (26.6%) of management positions within the Canadian environment and cleantech sector—12.6 percentage points below the share of women among…
Lessons Learned: Effective communication for environmental assessment
Proponents of development projects have a statuary and legal requirement to undertake public consultation and if necessary, with Indigenous groups in order to obtain a…
SPONSORED: From Hours to Minutes – How Grounded Engineering Streamlined Data, Reduced Risk, and Transformed Site Workflows with Datanest
When Grounded Engineering Inc. (Grounded) first started exploring digital tools to support their environmental services team, they weren’t looking for a revolution—just efficiencies, in line…
Environmental Footprints: Tackling the impacts of historical mines with innovation and collaboration
By Michelle Fraser Canada has more than 14,000 historical mine sites in care and maintenance or closure, according to the Canadian Institute of Mining. Most…
Market Watch: Clean economy incentives to ease economic instability
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada recently released its Financial Stability Report, an assessment of the resilience of the Canadian financial system and focuses…
Lessons Learned: AI for writing specialized technical reports
By Tom Li, Daniel Weng and Rachel Kim Contaminated site investigators and remediation professionals aren’t necessarily artificial intelligence (AI) experts or even AI enthusiasts. But…
Clearing Canada’s Hot Air: Are we up to the task?
By Mark Douglas Wessel It was the first time Canada came out with a higher ranking than the United States. And yet, not a cause…
Cleanup project provides insights into puzzling complexities of PFAS
By Saul Chernos PFAS levels contaminate drinking water in over 20 counties in North Carolina. Forever chemical found in mineral water from several European countries.…
Environment Journal launches “History of the Environment” timeline on Earth Day
Environment Journal is launching the first edition of History of the Environment, a new online resource that chronicles over 170 key moments in the environmental…
Market Watch: Powerful leadership during political turmoil
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada is currently maintaining an interest rate of 2.75 per cent as Canada faces an impending economic downturn due…
Elbows up for responsible environmental management in mining
It’s a curious time for Canadians as we face off for a trade war started by our former best friends to the south, while we…
Sustainable buildings don’t cost more—but inaction does
Buildings account for 13 per cent of Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions—one of the biggest contributors to our carbon footprint. To deliver on our nation’s…
Remediation and Revitalization: Award-winning brownfield initiatives by Quebeckers
You know that abandoned gas station in your town, or that former industrial site that sits neglected? With the right project team, and a healthy…
A New Day for Decarbonization: Only large emitters in the hot seat for carbon pricing now
April 1st is known to be April Fool’s Day, but the end of consumer carbon pricing policy is no joke. Prime Minister Mark Carney, in…
The final word on forever chemicals
Earlier this month and after consultations launched in 2023 and 2024, the federal government published Canada’s State of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Report (the “Final…
Market Watch: Cross border environmental management amidst trade war
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada reduced its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 2.75 per cent on March 12, 2025,…
SPONSORED: Not IF, But WHEN: Building a greener future with recycled materials
Discover how Ontario can cut costs, reduce emissions, and conserve natural resources by making Recycled Crushed Aggregates (RCA) the industry standard in linear infrastructure projects.…
Strength in Every Story: Connecting women working in the environment sector
As we approach International Women’s Day, people around the world are coming together to recognize and celebrate women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements. The…
Trash to Treasure: Canadian before-and-after projects that transform communities
Who doesn’t love a before-and-after show? There’s something so satisfying about the state of a cluttered and dilapidated home getting cleaned up and turned into…
Ontario Election Campaigns: What’s on the menu for the environment?
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has called an early election. He says he is seeking a stronger mandate from voters so he can stand up to…
Market Watch: Political turmoil and future-proofing Canadian cleantech
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada reduced its rate to 3 per cent on January 29, 2025, the sixth consecutive decrease since June. Projections…
Cultural Restoration: Community visions collaborate to reclaim cherished landscape
By Justin Hains and Tracey L’Espérance Located at the confluence of mountains and ocean, Squamish, British Columbia is surrounded by a breathtaking backdrop in an…
The B-Bomb: Is “brownfield” still a four-letter word?
After more than 20 years, have we made progress in addressing brownfield challenges? The Government of Canada defines brownfields as “abandoned, idle or underutilized commercial…