Saturday, July 5, 2025
Vancouver Climate Actions and Next Steps Announced
Vancouver City Council recently received progress updates on two of the city’s core environmental plans: the Greenest City Action Plan (GCAP) and the Climate Emergency…
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Canada Joins Global Ocean Alliance and Increases Marine Conservation Measures
Canada, which is an ocean nation with the longest coastline in the world, is joining other countries to advocate for international action to increase conservation…
New Plan Helps Vancouver Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
Farmers on Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands will have more support to adapt to climate change following the development of the Vancouver Island…
Ontario Seeks Input on New Digital System for Haz Waste
The Government of Ontario is seeking feedback on proposed regulatory and implementation changes that will modernize the Hazardous Waste program through a new digital reporting…
Manitoba Increases Protection of Two Provincial Parks
The Manitoba government has changed land-use categories in Duck Mountain Provincial Park and Turtle Mountain Provincial Park to ensure the protection and sustainability of 6,065…
Burnaby City Council Approves Bold Climate Action Plan
Burnaby City Council has approved a Climate Action Framework, a roadmap for the city as it takes meaningful actions to address climate change. “Transitioning to…
Biodegradable Versus Recyclable Plastics: Which is Better for the Environment?
In recent years, plastic production has accelerated, with global plastic set production to reach 600 million tonnes by 2030 if production continues at its current…
Green Municipal Fund Tool Drives Energy Efficiency
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities launched the Municipal Energy Roadmap. This decision-support tool provides specific guidance to identify the most…
New Canadian Renewable Energy Association Launched
Effective July 1, 2020, the Canadian Renewable Energy Association is the new multi-technology industry association that provides a unified voice for solar energy, wind energy,…
Remediation Continues for the ḰEL¸SET Creek Pond
The Government of Canada awarded a contract to complete the second phase of the ḰEL¸SET (formerly Reay Creek) Remediation Project that will remove sediments with elevated levels of…
CARI Appoints New Chair and Board of Directors
The Canadian Association of Recycling Industries (CARI) recently held its annual general meeting (AGM) and elected the 2020-21 Board of Directors, including Kevin Santoro as the…
Niblett Environmental of Ontario Joins GHD
Niblett Environmental Associates (NEA), a biological consultancy based in Lindsay, Ontario, has become part of GHD, an international consulting engineering firm with offices across Canada.…
Canada, Finland and the Netherlands Join Forces to Advance Circular Economy Online
As the world looks for a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Sitra, the Finnish innovation fund, has joined forces with Canada and the Netherlands…
Tracking Cancelled and Postponed Events in the Environment Industry
The team at Environment Journal is tracking industry events across Canada that are being cancelled, postponed, or moved online as a result of the coronavirus…
Amazon Launches $2 Billion Climate Pledge Fund
Amazon.com Inc. recently announced the launch a $2 billion venture capital fund that will focus on clean technology investments to reduce the impact of climate…
New Initiative to Help Canadians Cut Energy Bills and Emissions
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) launched the next phase in their shared mission to support local programs that help…
New Geomatics Firm Launches in Central and Western Canada
GeoVerra Inc., a new geomatics firm with offices in Western Canada and Ontario, opened its doors on June 29, 2020 after a transaction was finalized…
CEC Ratifies New Environmental Cooperation Agreement
A new Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA) has been announced to support the new free trade agreement between Canada, Mexico and the United States. The ECA…
Canada Invests into Construction of Net-Zero Buildings
Seamus O’Regan, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, recently announced an investment of over $2,445,000 toward the construction of energy-efficient residential buildings across Canada. The funding will support a project led by…
Environment Journal Returns to Volunteer Efforts
With the COVID-19 crisis reinvigorating the spirit of teamwork and stewardship across the country, the team at Environment Journal and parent company Actual Media is…
Environmental Reporting to Resume Early in Alberta
The Government of Alberta announced that environmental reporting temporarily paused by government during the provincial public health emergency will resume on July 15, 2020 –…
Department of National Defence Fined for Environmental Offence
The Department of National Defence pleaded guilty on June 22, 2020 to one charge of contravening the Storage Tank Systems for Petroleum Products and Allied…
New Network to Fight Increased Forest Fires Due to Climate Change
Today Seamus O’Regan, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, announced an investment of $5 million towards the development of a Wildland Fire Research Network in Canada in collaboration with the Natural Sciences…
Canada’s Greenest Employers Announced
The winners of the 13th annual edition of Canada’s Greenest Employers project were recently announced. The project recognizes employers who are leaders in developing sustainability…