Saturday, April 19, 2025
Newly approved national strategy to manage radioactive waste
The recently released Integrated Strategy for Radioactive Waste is the first of its kind for Canada and is informed by more than two years of…
environment
Efficiency Capital and CLEAResult launch funding initiative for energy retrofits
Commercial building owners in Alberta and Saskatchewan will be able to upgrade their buildings with energy-efficient solutions and zero upfront costs. Efficiency Capital, Canada’s first…
Actual Media Inc. acquires Waste & Recycling Magazine
Actual Media Inc., a prominent publisher of infrastructure, water and environment publications is thrilled to announce its acquisition of Waste & Recycling Magazine – a…
Policy POV: Industrial Pollution Penalties on the Rise?
A recent study found that in many parts of the City of Toronto drivers found it cheaper to park illegally and to pay the parking…
Haeckel Hill wind turbine project reaches milestone towards a sustainable Yukon
The completed Haeckel Hill Wind Farm Project in Yukon will soon commence powering up to 650 homes per year with clean electricity. The wind turbines…
CSR partnerships to protect pollinators across Canada
Without bees there would be no almonds and therefore, no Silk almond beverage in your feel-good breakfast moment. Knowing that the flowering roads pollinators rely…
Indigenous Guardians initiatives now implemented in more than a quarter of First Nations across Canada
The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has recently invested more than $12.8 million from the Indigenous Guardians fund to support 90 Indigenous-led conservation initiatives…
Proposed amendments announced for hazardous e-waste regulations
Electrical and electronic waste, or e-waste, is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world. E-waste contains substances of concern, such as mercury,…
Toronto Zoo makes learning about plastic pollution easy with new app
Learning about plastic might not be the first thing you would expect to take away from a visit to the Toronto Zoo. However, educating Zoo…
Circular Economy Month launches new website to celebrate national growth
The Circular Innovation Council is celebrating the growth of Circular Economy Month by launching a new website and new content. The improved website will help educate…
Stantec to serve as environmental consultant for Community Offshore Wind Project
Stantec has been selected by RWE and National Grid Ventures to serve as the primary environmental consultant for the Community Offshore Wind Project. Located off…
Environmental Partnership: Pomerleau Strengthens Relations with Indigenous Peoples
For more than a decade, Pomerleau, one of Canada’s largest construction companies, has carried out around 30 construction projects located in Indigenous communities or in…
Feds invest in First Nations microgrid project in Alberta
The Canadian government is investing more than $175 million in 12 clean energy projects across Alberta, including a microgrid that aims to provide reliable electricity…
SoilFLO awarded Metrolinx contract to advance environmental sustainability
SoilFLO, the premier provider of innovative soil management software, announced a groundbreaking contract award from Metrolinx, the crown agency responsible for coordinating major transit initiatives…
Canada Plastics Pact releases five-year plan for circular ecosystem
Over 95 companies, governments, institutions, and NGOs that are part of the Canada Plastics Pact (CPP) have released an ambitious five-year action plan (2023 to…
Canada’s Clean50: CEOs, sustainability leaders, cleantech entrepreneurs, and more
The annual Clean50 award recognizes leaders from across Canada who have done the most to advance climate action and develop climate solutions. The latest lists…
Call for applications for projects to protect coastal communities
Coastal communities in Canada are experiencing the impacts of climate change, including sea level rise, coastal erosion and more extreme storms, flooding and wildfires. These communities face…
Quebec resources to support building decarbonization
To promote the use of low-carbon energy, the installation of oil heating appliances is now prohibited in new residential buildings in Quebec. Starting December 31, 2023, it…
FCM’s Green Municipal Fund report signals progress in helping communities take climate action
Municipalities play an integral part in providing the solution to one of the biggest challenges of our time: achieving Canada’s climate change and sustainability targets.…
Companies and institutions adopting nature-related financial disclosures
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is a group of 40 individuals from market service providers, financial institutions and corporate entities working together to…
Symposium provides forum to examine circular strategies for managing excess soils
Environment Journal’s Excess Soils Symposium was a sold-out success thanks to our engaged and enthusiastic excess soils community. The seventh annual symposium was held on…
Ontario government reverses Greenbelt development decision
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is reversing his plan to open the protected Greenbelt lands for housing development, he announced September 21, after sustaining nearly a…
Insights into environmental protection efforts in Nunavik
By Christine Nakoolak, Carl Sauvageau and Charlie Watt Inuit have always been connected to the natural environment (Avataa). [1] Two of us, Christine Nakoolak and…
NextGen Perspectives: Cities in the future will be sustainable
“Globally, buildings account for more than 33% of total energy consumption. But the construction sector receives less attention and action when it comes to sustainability,”…