Tag: David Piccini
Symposium offers strategies for a new era in excess soils
Today the Excess Soils Symposium is providing a first-rate update on the business of excess soils and new regulations impacting construction and cleanup projects....
Environment ministers meet in Yukon and take action on circular plastics...
The federal, provincial and territorial ministers of the environment met in person for the first time in three years for the annual meeting of...
Evergreen Environmental begins work on bioenergy facility in Oshawa
Evergreen Environmental Inc. recently began construction of its anaerobic digestion facility in Oshawa, Ontario. When fully operational in 2025, the state-of-the-art facility will be...
Investments for unique Ontario research facility to support healthy ecosystems
The Ontario government is investing $9.5 million to support vital research in the Experimental Lakes Area—the only freshwater research facility of its kind in...
Major milestone recognized at Randle Reef remediation project
Today the partners involved in the cleanup of Randle Reef — the largest remediation project in the Canadian Great Lakes — highlighted the completion...
Ontario amends assessment process for clean energy projects
As part of ongoing efforts to modernize the province of Ontario's 50-year-old environmental assessment program, the Ontario government announced changes to build low-risk waterpower...
Ontario environment minister on waste reduction innovation
By David Piccini
On average, each of us generates the equivalent of two polar bears in waste each year. Much of this is food waste,...
Ontario proposes to extend greenbelt, protect more wetlands
The Ontario government is announcing its intention to add to the Greenbelt wetlands connected to the Bowmanville Creek, Soper Creek, and Wilmot Creek.
Following public...
Ontario Launches New Youth Environment Council
The Ontario government is creating a new youth environment council. This will provide young Ontarians in grades 9 to 12 with more opportunities to...
Ontario Cabinet Shuffle Appoints New Environment Minister
As part of a Cabinet shuffle on June 18, 2021, Ontario Premier Doug Ford made some key changes, including appointing new ministers to the...