Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson marked the 20th anniversary of the Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement, an agreement that has significantly reduced acid rain and smog. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-1441. On Friday, March 11, 2011, Canadian National Railway (CNR) Company was convicted … Read more
Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) announced the government is contributing $2,899,500 from its Great Lakes Sustainability Fund to support 43 projects to advance remediation and clean up of Canadian Great Lakes Areas of Concern. The full release is available online. Call 1-888-908-8008. Following an investigation conducted by Environment Canada officers, the company Gestion Alexis … Read more
Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) and Fisheries Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, PE) announced $34.8 million for meteorological and navigational warning services in the Arctic. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-1441. On behalf of Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON), International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan (York-Simcoe, ON) announced that 19 projects will … Read more
Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) announced that the Harper government is moving forward with the requirement for an average 2 per cent renewable content in diesel fuel and heating oil. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-1441.
Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thronhill, ON) issued a statement on the 0th anniversary of the signing of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance on World Wetlands Day. The full release is available online. Call 819-934-8008.
Luke Van Nes of Perth South, Ontario, was sentenced on January 10, 2011, in the Ontario Court of Justice in Stratford, to a fine of $1,000 to be made payable to the Environmental Damages Fund. The sentencing is a result of Mr. Van Nes pleading guilty to unlawfully destroying seven Mute swan eggs, on or … Read more
Environment Minister Peter Kent (Thornhill, ON) and Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) released draft screening assessment reports for Batch 12 of the Chemicals Management Plan's Challenge Initiative. One substance from Batch 12 – Octamethyltrisiloxane or MDM – has been identified as a potential risk to the environment. The full release is available online. Call 1-888-908-8008.
Environment Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, ON) announced the Nature Conservancy of Canada's successful acquisition of Goose Point Island-55 hectares (135 acres) of land near Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia. The full release is available online. Call 1-888-908-8008. On behalf of Environment Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, ON), Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, SK) highlighted the … Read more
Environment Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, ON) and Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon (Pontiac, QC) announced the government's intention to ratify amendments to the Protocol on POPs, under the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP). The full release is available online. Call 1-888-908-80080.
Negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change have wrapped up with the adoption of the Cancun Agreement, which solidifies the pledges inscribed in the Copenhagen Accord, including the establishment of a Green Climate Fund . The full release is available online. Call 1-888-908-8008.
