Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Canadian youth to make history in climate action Charter case
Seven young Ontarians will face down their provincial government in court this September in a crucial moment in the fight against the climate emergency in…
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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 capable…
Game-changing battery materials manufacturing plant for Ontario
Umicore N.V., a multinational circular materials technology company based in Belgium, plans to make a $1.5 billion investment to build a first of its kind…
Regulation Roundup: How to manage excess soil through “the pause” in Ontario
Whether it is transit lines, highway construction, or pipelines, new infrastructure projects in Ontario are being proposed daily and they are essential to keeping communities…
Municipal funds for home energy retrofits in Toronto
The City of Toronto’s Home Energy Loan Program (HELP), which has completed 245 retrofit projects with 18 more currently underway, was launched in 2014 as…
Ontario re-elects Progressive Conservative government
Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives (PCs) won a second majority by winning 83 of 124 seats in the Ontario Provincial election on June 2nd…
Atura Power plans hydrogen feasibility study in Nanticoke
Atura Power has signed an agreement with Imperial to study the potential for hydrogen production in Nanticoke, Ontario. The study will focus on the commercial…
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 the…
ALUS working with farmers in Ontario and Quebec to support ecosystems
National agriculture and biodiversity organization ALUS (Alternative Land Use Services) recently announced that funding from WWF-Canada’s Nature and Climate Grant Program, presented in partnership with…
Unlocking sustainable energy resources in Ontario
As Ontario’s energy needs increase, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) and Ontario Energy Board (OEB) are working with local electricity distributors and technology companies…
Ontario expanding EV charging infrastructure across province
The Ontario government is providing $91 million to help make electric vehicle (EV) chargers more accessible to the public across the province. The investment will…
LG and Stellantis investing in Ontario’s first large-scale EV battery plant
With the support of the Ontario, federal and municipal governments, LG Energy Solution and automaker Stellantis are joining forces to build the province’s first large-scale…
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 of…
Ontario communities reducing electricity through innovation
With electricity consumption projected to rise, Ontario’s communities and businesses are developing innovative energy management solutions that help make the electricity system more efficient, affordable,…
New Ontario registry to capitalize on clean electricity grid
As environmental and sustainability goals increasingly influence corporate decisions on where to invest and grow, the Ontario government is taking action and leveraging the province’s…
Circular Materials board of directors appoints CEO
Circular Materials, Canada’s leading national not-for-profit producer responsibility organization, has announced the appointment of Allen Langdon as the organization’s first chief executive officer (CEO). Langdon…
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,…
Bill 197 decision reaffirms right to participate in environmental decision-making
The Ontario Divisional Court has determined that the Government of Ontario broke the law when it failed to comply with the public consultation requirements of Ontario’s Environmental Bill of…
Circular economy business accelerator launches in Ontario
The Guelph Smart Cities Office, 10C and Innovation Guelph are launching the Circular Opportunity Innovation Launchpad (COIL) Activate Circular Accelerator program, a new circular business accelerator initiative…
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 environment…
Net Zero 2050 Report Calls for Comprehensive Energy Strategy
In the new report Net Zero 2050 the Ontario Energy Association reviews the various elements of Ontario’s energy system and some of the options available…
Final Ontario Hazardous and Special Products Regulation Released
The Government of Ontario has finalized the Hazardous and Special Products (HSP) Regulation under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016. The HSP Regulation sets requirements for…
Green Municipal Fund Investments for Central Ontario Communities
New investments of $377,310 through the Federation of Canadian Municipality (FCM) Green Municipal Fund (GMF) will help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve energy…
Ontario Enhancing and Expanding Blue Box Program
The Ontario government is improving blue box recycling by expanding service to more communities, standardizing the list of materials that can be recycled across the…