Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) released an integrated, world-class monitoring plan for the oil sands region. The Government of Canada will be working with the Province of Alberta on implementing the plan. Kent said the oil sands represent a significant, long-term economic advantage for the people of Alberta, and all Canadians, and that the … Read more
The Meteorological Service of Canada is celebrating its 140th anniversary of providing weather and meteorological services to Canadians. Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) congratulated the Meteorological Service for its invaluable service and announced the latest weather service product, the smartphone-enabled mobile Weatheroffice website. Kent said the new mobile site will make comprehensive weather forecasts … Read more
Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) announced that the Government is moving ahead with the 2 percent renewable content requirement in diesel fuel and heating oil. Kent said these steps will ensure a volume of renewable fuel that will reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions by about four megatonnes a year—the equivalent of removing one million … Read more
Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) announced that the Nature Conservancy of Canada has successfully acquired 22 hectares of land on the Conway Sand Hills located near the town of Alberton in Prince County, PEI. Environment Canada said the Government of Canada's $225 million Natural Areas Conservation Program is an important initiative that aims to … Read more
Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON), as the current chair of the Commission on Environmental Cooperation conference, is welcoming his counterparts from the United States and Mexico to the annual Commission for Environmental Cooperation meeting. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-1441.
Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) made a statement on Canadian Environment Week and Environment Canada's 40th Anniversary. Kent said that Environment Week is a call to action to all Canadians to get involved and adopt a greener lifestyle. Kent also said that Environment Canada's science and technology work, which began in 1971, helps protect … Read more
David Grimes, the head of Environment Canada's Meteorological Service, was elected President of the World Meteorological Organization during the Sixteenth World Meteorological Congress being held in Geneva. Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) said this is a recognition of the professionalism and integrity of Grimes and Canada's world class meteorological service. The full release is … Read more
On behalf of Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON), Conservative MP Rob Anders (Calgary West, AB) announced the acquisition of a 906 hectare ranch located near Medicine Hat, AB, through a funding agreement with Ducks Unlimited Canada under the auspices of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. Anders said this investment will contribute to the recovery … Read more
Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) announced Canada's plan for a new Lower Athabasca Water Quality Monitoring Program. The plan, developed in response to the Federal Oil Sands Advisory Panel report, highlights the need for water quality measurements to be taken more frequently in order to track any possible changes. The Government said the plan … Read more
On behalf of Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON), Revenue Minister Keith Ashfield (Fredericton, NB) announced $750,683 in funding to support environmental action focused on conservation and protection of species at risk and their habitats and helping to preserve Canada's biodiversity. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-1441. On behalf of Environment Minister Peter … Read more
