Friday, May 30, 2025
B.C. composting company fined for leaking liquid waste
A composting company that serves four million households across Canada and the U.S. has been penalized for leaking liquid waste into the environment in Squamish,…
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Clean Electricity Regulations: Getting closer to a net-zero grid?
The federal government unveiled its final and long awaited Clean Electricity Regulations (CER) on December 17 2024. Back in 2021 during COP26 in Glasgow, Prime…
Saulteau First Nations, EDF Renewables advance wind energy project
The Saulteau First Nations, in partnership with EDF Renewables North America, has signed an electricity-purchase agreement with BC Hydro, which will provide clean, renewable energy…
New Canadian chair appointed for CEC’s Joint Public Advisory Committee
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is pleased to announce that Anne-Raphaëlle Audouin, Chief Executive Officer of the Inuit-owned Nukik Corporation in Nunavut, Canada, has…
Climate change is fuelling Trump’s desire to tap into Canada’s resources
By Tricia Stadnyk Rising temperatures, a melting Arctic and increasing global water and resource scarcity are behind United States President Donald Trump’s threats to make…
World’s most sustainable firms are investing more in cleantech
Corporate Knights’ 21st annual Global 100 ranking shows that the world’s most sustainable companies continue to increase their investment in areas such as renewable energy,…
Watchdog gives B.C. climate action a failing grade
Civil society groups in British Columbia have issued their annual assessment of the B.C. government’s implementation of 10 urgent climate actions to confront the climate…
Stantec promotes new global leader for environmental services
Stantec has announced new leadership for its Environmental Services business as of January 2025. Luke de Hayr takes over as executive vice president of Environmental…
Rio Tinto Fer et Titane inc. facing fines for violating environmental regulations
On January 13, 2025, Rio Tinto Fer et Titane inc. was sentenced by the Court of Québec to pay fines totalling $2 million after pleading guilty to eight…
Unlocking opportunities beyond “dig and dump”
The Canadian Brownfields Network (CBN) is presenting the second part to its webinar, “Unlocking Opportunities: Beyond Dig and Dump Part 2.” The CBN, a national…
Climate adaptation investments announced for Atlantic Canada
To protect Canadian communities from the worst economic and environmental impacts of climate change, the Government of Canada is preparing for the changes that are…
Growing imperative to report on impacts of digital economy
By Alper Cezmi Ozdemir Digital transformation is fundamentally changing the way companies across industries and sectors operate. This transformation is fueled by a wide array…
The Canadian companies that made the Global Cleantech 100
Who are the leading companies in cleantech today? The Global Cleantech 100 2025 report is the 16th annual showcase of the most promising private companies in…
Forests may be more resilient to climate change than we thought
Forests may be more resilient to climate change than previously thought, according to a feature in The University of Toronto’s The Bulletin Brief. A team…
Veolia awarded five-year contract for O&M of Moncton plant
Veolia Canada has been awarded a five-year contract extension to continue operating and maintaining the City of Moncton’s drinking water treatment plant. The extension builds…
$2.5B site redevelopment vision unveiled for Montreal waterfront
MONTONI and the Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ have unveiled their vision for the redevelopment of the former Molson brewery—a waterfront site extending over more…
Market Watch: Reflections on the past year and resolutions for 2025
General Market Commentary In his year-end speech for 2024, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem confirmed that inflation is back at the Bank’s 2% target…
CIB commits $224.2M to wind energy project in Nova Scotia
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is providing $224.2 million in loans to help Port Hawkesbury Paper Wind Ltd. build a large-scale wind energy project and…
What businesses need to know about Canada’s first sustainability standards
Canada’s first-ever sustainability disclosure standards offer a clear framework for reporting new types of risk, and CPA Canada’s expertise and guidance is focused on helping…
Pollution Probe charts path to zero emissions for long-haul trucking
Pollution Probe, in partnership with the Mobility Futures Lab and Delphi, has released a groundbreaking new report, “Charting the Path to Zero Emissions for Class 8 Long-Haul Freight,”…
Time to Move Forward: Turning the page to 2025
The new year has started off with a bang and a blaze of wildfire. Trudeau, Trump, a looming trade war, and a tremendous number of…
BC Hydro expands clean-energy supply with new solar project
BC Hydro has added a new solar-energy project to the clean-energy projects selected to advance from its call for power. BC Hydro has selected nine…
Call for abstracts for 2025 Excess Soils Symposium
The Excess Soils Symposium, which is taking place on September 25th, 2025, is opening up opportunities for program content in the form of individual abstracts, session…
Federal funds for made in Canada tech to advance clean fuels
By investing in innovative technologies and alternative energy sources like clean fuels, the Government of Canada is gearing up to provide lower energy costs and position its…