Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Forests Ontario, with Parks Canada and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), is planting the first trees to take root under the federal government’s…
The Ontario government is promoting economic development and sustainable forest management by releasing a draft Forest Biomass Action Plan for public review and comment. The…
The premiers of New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Alberta joined virtually recently to release a study by provincial power utilities to formally welcome Alberta as…
The Ontario government is supporting community projects that help protect and restore the environment by investing $900,000 in grant funding through the newly enhanced Ontario…
The town of Sault Ste. Marie in northern Ontario is advancing with a smart grid project that will be a first in Canada. PUC Distribution…
The Ontario government has appointed Norm Sterling as Chair of the Greenbelt Council. Sterling is a former environment minister and a founding member of the…
The Ontario government is enhancing the protection of the province’s natural resources and ensuring public safety by recruiting additional conservation officers. “Ontario’s natural resources are…
A $23-million investment to Hydro Ottawa through the Federation of Canadian Municipality (FCM) Green Municipal Fund (GMF) will help create a district energy (DE) system for…
Ontario’s Minister of Finance and president of the Treasury Board, Peter Bethlenfalvy, has released the 2021 budget, Ontario’s Action Plan: Protecting People’s Health and Our Economy which…
The Ontario government is investing $20 million over the next four years in the Greenlands Conservation Partnership to help secure land of ecological importance and…
The Ontario government has launched a 60-day consultation to grow the Greenbelt and help protect more of the province’s natural environment, including farmlands, forests, wetlands…
The City of Pickering, in partnership with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and the Region of Durham, is undertaking a Financial, Economic, and Social Impact study…
By Rob Kennaley The first phase of Ontario’s new regulation for On-Site and Excess Soil Management, Regulation 406/19 (passed under Ontario’s Environmental Protection Act) came into…
Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk has announced that Tyler Schulz has joined her executive team as Acting Assistant Auditor General, Commissioner of the Environment. “Dr.…
The Ontario government is providing CEM Specialties Inc. (CEMSI) $2 million through the Ontario Together Fund to help commercialize and accelerate production of its airborne COVID-19…
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has released its Climate Change Plan that includes ambitious goals aimed at driving efficient, economy-wide decarbonization and economic renewal, while protecting…
The Ontario government has released a discussion paper for public consultation that will inform the creation of the province’s first hydrogen strategy. The paper sets…
Today the Ontario government announced that it is providing Pollution Probe with $375,000 to support the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup initiative. the funds will be…
The Government of Canada and the Ontario government are supporting measures to accelerate the clean energy transition, making zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) more affordable while investing…
The Ontario government is seeking public input on its proposal to reduce the amount of food and organic waste going to landfills. Proposed amendments to…
The Ontario government is investing $7.47 million to improve the health of the Great Lakes, the world’s largest lakes system. The funding will support projects…
Seven environmental organizations have recently submitted a letter to Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks (MOECP) outlining the changes they would like to…
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…
The Government of Ontario is seeking to minimize the harmful ecological, social and economic effects of invasive species by investing in management and prevention. On…