CELA Counsel Richard Lindgren lays out concerns about environmental law changes in Bill 197, focusing on proposed revisions to the Environmental Assessment Act. Article originally published in The Lawyers Daily.
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Ontario’s post-COVID economic recovery bill: a big miss for a green and just recovery
Toronto – In an enormous piece of legislation, tabled this week as Bill 197, the Ontario government proposes changes to over eleven laws, many of them directly affecting the health of our communities and environment.
Bill 197 – Additional background on changes proposed to specific laws
Background to July 13, 2020 Media Release. Omnibus bill 197 proposes numerous changes to multiple Ontario laws often weakening environmental protection and removing public participation rights.
Webinar – Overview of Septic System Reinspection Programs in Ontario
This webinar is an overview of a recently completed project by multiple stakeholders to explore successes, challenges & lessons learned from existing municipal septic re-inspection programs across Ontario, and a review of the legal context for managing rural wastewater. Panelists…
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Webinar – An Overview of Septic System Re-inspection Programs in Ontario
There are approximately 1.2 million residential on-site wastewater treatment systems in use in Ontario. A quarter of these are located directly adjacent to the lakes and rivers of the Great Lakes Basin.
Septic Re-inspection Programs in Ontario
A Guide for Community Groups FOCA-Septic-Reinspection-Project-2019