Media Release: Success at the OMB – Board turns down asphalt plant in residential area; agrees with residents on quarry setback

Media Release Toronto - On October 27, 2015, the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) released a decision denying Miller Paving Limited (Miller), a quarry operator, permission to install a permanent asphalt plant at its limestone quarry in the Ottawa Valley Township of…

Media Release: Fix Provincial/Territorial Laws to Prevent Radon-Induced Lung Cancer

Media Release Health and Environmental Groups Send Health-Focused Policy Challenge to Provincial and Territorial Premiers and Health Ministers Toronto – In time for Radon Action Month in November, a health-focused policy challenge was sent today to all of Canada’s Provincial and…

October 2015 Bulletin

Groups send health-focused Radon Policy Challenge to provinces Along with the Canadian Lung Association, the David Suzuki Foundation, and the Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment, CELA has sent a Radon Policy Challenge to all Provincial and Territorial Premiers and…

Wetland Conservation in Ontario Discussion Paper 

Title: Response to Wetland Conservation in Ontario Discussion Paper  Joint Letter to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (EBR Registry Number 012-4464) Resource Type: Letter Content: 1042WetlandsStrategicPlan # of Pages: 3 Date authored: October 30, 2015 Publication number: 1042…

Energy from Waste Standard Offer Program (EFW SOP)

Title: Letter Re: Energy from Waste Standard Offer Program (EFW SOP) to Ministers of Energy and of Environment and Climate Change Resource Type: Media Release Content: ENGO letter to IESO EFW SOP_a # of Pages: 3 Date authored: October 30,…

Proposed Approach to Cumulative Risk Assessment (CRA) of Phthalates

Title: Proposed Approach to Cumulative Risk Assessment (CRA) of Phthalates Resource Type: Letter, Response to Consultation Content: L-phthalate-CRA # of Pages: 2 Date authored: October 30, 2015 Publication number: 1037 Author/s: Kathleen Cooper, Elaine MacDonald, Maggie MacDonald Author Organization: Canadian…