Title: Third-Party Appeals Under the Environmental Bill of Rights in the Post-Lafarge Era: The Public Interest Perspective (Report) Speaking notes for presentation to Ontario Bar Association Resource Type: Report Content: 638_OBA Paper # of Pages: 37 Date authored: February 2,…
Media Release TORONTO – A broad coalition of concerned citizens and environmental advocates are applauding an Ontario Court of Appeal decision that has ended a legal challenge by Lafarge Canada Inc., and that will have implications for environmental decision-making across…
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Title: Respondents Factum to Ontario Court of Appeal (Lafarge) Resource Type: Legal Submissions Content: LOW-On-Ct-Appeal-factum # of Pages: 26 Date authored: September 11, 2008 Author/s: Richard D. Lindgren, Counsel for the Respondents Lake Ontario Waterkeeper and Gordon Downie
Media Release Lafarge loses bid to stop hearing into tire and waste-burning at Bath cement kiln TORONTO – In a precedent-setting decision that will impact air, water and waste decisions throughout the province, the Ontario Divisional Court ruled late yesterday…
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Divisional Court judgement in Lafarge case from June 2008
Reprint (Ontario Bar Association - Environews - January, 2009) by Kaitlyn Mitchell The Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (“EBR”) (1) was enacted to protect the environment by giving Ontario residents meaningful ways in which to participate in environmentally significant government…
