Media Release: Victory for Pesticide Reduction and Local Democracy

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…

Water Services In Ontario: For The Public, By The Public

Title: Water Services In Ontario: For The Public, By The Public Resource Type: Report Content: public_private_paper # of Pages: 68 Date authored: June 22, 2001 Publication number: 405 Author/s: John Jackson et. al. Author Organization: Canadian Environmental Law Association, Canadian…

Media Release: Concerned Walkerton Citizens, CELA urge — Provincial Safe Drinking Water Legislation Must be Walkerton’s Legacy

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…

Model Bill: an Act to Conserve Ontario Waters

Title: Model Bill: an Act to Conserve Ontario Waters Resource Type: Report Content: modelbill # of Pages: 74 Date authored: May 2001 Publication number: 402 Author/s: Joseph F. Castrilli Author Organization: Canadian Environmental Law Association

Tragedy on Tap: Why Ontario Needs a Safe Drinking Water Act

Submissions of the Concerned Walkerton Citizens and the Canadian Environmental Law Association to Part II of the Walkerton Inquiry Authors: Richard D. Lindgren, Lisa McShane Grace Patterson, Anne Wordsworth Download Executive Summary and Recommendations, Volume 1 and Volume 2 below.…

Media Release: Anti-Pesticide By-Law Challenged at Supreme Court

Media Release Ottawa. Environmental, health and citizen organizations are in Ottawa today to call attention to the respective roles of municipalities and the federal government in regulating pesticides. The Municipal Role Clarification on the municipal role will be determined in…