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Brief: Ontario Works and/or Ontario Disability Support Program Discretionary Benefits – Cooling Devices

As the frequency of extreme heat events occurs, the need for cooling devices increases. Those without access to cool spaces during extreme heat events can be subjected to prolonged exposure. Such exposure can cause loss of internal temperature regulation which…

Making the Links in Southwestern Ontario: CELA’s Toolkit for Environmental Action

This Toolkit has been created to pair critically urgent environmental issues with legal mechanisms for change and public advocacy.

Brief: Request to Improve Consultation for Site-Specific Standards

CELA recently sent a letter to the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks, requesting that the Minister use his authority under the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993, and provide additional notice and comment and enhanced public participation opportunities in relation…

Briefing Note: Need for Urgent Action to Clean Up Radioactive Mine Waste in Elliot Lake

Four families are seeking public support for their request for action by the Federal government, Canada’s nuclear regulator, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC), and BHP to clean up radioactive wastes found on their properties in the city of Elliot…