Friday, April 18, 2025
Manitoba Selects Youth Advisory Council on Climate
The Manitoba government is following through on its commitment to engage the next generation in the collective fight against climate change and has selected nine…
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Small Systems Drinking Water Workshops in Ontario
The Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) is hosting a small systems hands-on workshop geared especially to the owners and operators of small systems defined under…
New Brunswick Creates Climate Change and Environmental Stewardship Committee
New Brunswick’s environment will be better protected thanks to a new all-party climate change and environmental stewardship committee, the provincial government announced on December 19,…
Government of Canada Releases Emissions Projections Data
Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, recently published the conclusions of Canada’s annual greenhouse gas emissions projections. The analysis shows that in…
Precedent Set with Environmental Assessment Approval Revoked
The Citizens Against the ED-19 Dump (CAD) is relieved with the recent decision by Ontario Environment Minister Jeff Yurek to revoke an outdated environmental assessment…
Funding Accelerates Commercialization of Clean Energy Innovation
Ionomr Innovations announced on December 17, 2019 that it has raised additional funds to develop its breakthrough ion-exchange membranes and polymer products. The innovative products…
Climate Action Incentive Payment Amounts for 2020
Minister of Finance Bill Morneau announced the 2020 Climate Action Incentive payment amounts for residents of provinces that have not adopted the federal system or…
New Forum to Develop Workable Solutions for Environment and Economy
The Energy Future Forum (EFF), a new pan-Canadian initiative to develop policy answers that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and strengthen the economy, was officially…
Canadians Demonstrate Climate Action Leadership at COP25
Over the past two weeks, Canada’s team of negotiators and the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, showed leadership on climate action at…
Canada Reaches $10 Billion in Green Bond Deals in 2019
The issuance of green bonds by Canadian-based and supranational organizations has reached $9.6 billion this year, surpassing the $7.2 billion mark of 2018, according to…
New Brunswick to Put a Price on Carbon Pollution from Fuels
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, announced on December 11, 2019 that the Government of New Brunswick’s proposed provincial fuel charge meets…
Stantec’s New Strategic Plan and Appointments for 2020
Stantec recently outlined its three-year strategic plan for the years 2020 to 2022. The global firm of designers, engineers, scientists and project managers also announced…
Time Magazine’s POY: Climate Activist Greta Thunberg
Time magazine has named Greta Thunberg, a Swedish environmental activist whose campaigning about climate change has gained international recognition, as its Person of the Year.…
CliMate Coach Assists in Finding Common Ground
As the holidays approach the David Suzuki Foundation is introducing a clever new tool to help people discuss climate change in a way that brings…
Nature Canada Celebrates 80th Anniversary at Queen’s Park
Nature Canada recently celebrated 80 years as Canada’s voice for nature. The organization traces its roots back to 1939 and the work of Mabel Frances…
Volkswagen Charged with Environmental Offences
On December 9, 2019, Environment and Climate Change Canada announced that Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft (Volkswagen AG) was charged with 60 counts of contravening the Canadian Environmental Protection…
Hydro-Québec Announces Solar Generating Stations and New Strategic Plan
Hydro-Québec announced on December 4, 2019 that it will begin building solar generating stations in La Prairie and Varennes in spring 2020. Commissioning is scheduled…
Alberta to Integrate Carbon Pollution Pricing for Large Emitters in 2020
Effective January 1, 2020, the federal pollution pricing fuel charge will apply in Alberta. The Government of Canada is taking action to make sure that…
Auditor General Concerned About Ontario’s Climate Change Plan
Key aspects of the province’s plan to address climate change and reduce Ontario’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are not yet supported by sound evidence, Auditor…
New Action Plan for a Decarbonized Canadian Economy
Key actions to successfully decarbonize Canada’s economy, and the political will across all parties on each, are documented in the Pembina Institute’s newest report, Winning…
Climate Crisis Documentary Premieres in Toronto
The award-winning climate crisis documentary “The Condor and The Eagle” had its Toronto premiere at the Innis Town Hall on December 3, 2019. The documentary…
Vancouver Bans Plastic Single Use Products
The City of Vancouver has announced a few key bans on single use plastic items that are expected to make a significant impact to waste…
Ontario Appoints Advisory Panel on Climate Change
Jeff Yurek, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, recognized the one-year anniversary of the draft Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan by introducing a new advisory panel on…
Global Tailings Review Launches Public Consultation
Bruno Oberle, chair of the Global Tailings Review, recently launched a public consultation on the draft Global Tailings Standard. The consultation will collect feedback from…