Media Release Bill 155, An Act respecting the cost of water and wastewater services, has received first reading in the Ontario legislature and the comment period expires today. "Bill 155, as presently structured, will cause more harm than good", said…
(Originally published in Intervenor, the CELA newsletter until 2004.) Intervenor: vol. 27, no. 1 - 2, January - June 2002 By Linda Pim, Kathleen Cooper and Karyn Keenan The following table is excerpted from the web site of Ontario MoE…
Read More Blog: Pesticide Applicators Failed 70% of Inspections in 2001
(Originally published in Intervenor, the CELA newsletter until 2004.) Intervenor: vol. 27, no. 1 - 2, January - June 2002 By Linda Pim, Kathleen Cooper and Karyn Keenan Swirling amidst the debate on pesticide bylaws for Canadian municipalities are plenty…
Read More Blog: Urban versus Agricultural: Pinning Down the Numbers on Pesticide Use
Media Release Toronto. Concerned Walkerton Citizens (CWC), a group of Walkerton area residents established shortly after seven people died and thousands became ill from the water contamination, are hoping that the questions that they have been asking from the time…
Read More Media Release: Walkerton Citizens Hoping for Answers from Walkerton Inquiry Report
Media Release Today, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a by-law passed by the town of Hudson, Quebec that banned the cosmetic use of pesticides within municipal boundaries, including on private property. The Court held that the municipal by-law did…
Read More Media Release: Victory for Pesticide Reduction and Local Democracy
Media Release Toronto. The Walkerton tragedy demonstrated the need for legislation guaranteeing the right to safe drinking water, the Concerned Walkerton Citizens (CWC) and the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) said today. In one of two papers filed with the…
