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Environmental Enforcement News Across Canada

Posted by Dragun Corporation Staff on Apr 19, 2024 in Blog | 0 comments

Regardless of who is facing an environmental violation, it can be frustrating and expensive. Violations aside, environmental compliance and remediation are increasingly expensive. According to Statistics Canada, Canadian businesses spent $26.6 billion to protect the environment in 2021, an increase of 16.3% from 2020. Moreover, as outlined below, environmental enforcement can affect companies of all types and even municipal governments. Nova Scotia Town Fined $100,000...

The Problem of Sewage

Posted by Chris Paré, P.Geo. on Nov 16, 2021 in Blog | 0 comments

As our global and national population continues to grow, there are events that naturally follow. For example, in 1950 the population of Toronto was about 1,068,305. By 2021, the population had risen to 6,254,571. That growth means more homes, more good and services, more roads, more parking lots and rooftops. Where rainwater used to fall onto undeveloped areas, it is now collected, channeled, and in too many cases, combined with sanitary sewage. During times of heavy...

Lingering Environmental Issues and Some Remediation Progress

Posted by Chris Paré, P.Geo. on May 5, 2020 in Blog | 0 comments

While environmental headlines may tend to focus on the issue du jour (PFAS, plastics, microbeads, etc.), we still have plenty of older, unresolved environmental issues that require our attention. However, we have made some significant progress along the way. Old Sewer Systems There was another reminder about the problems we continue to have with infrastructure, specifically our aging sewers and outdated combined sewer overflows (CSOs). 24-Billion-Litre Spill over Four...

A Fine From a Release, A “Scary” Release, and Potential Regulation of Releases

Posted by Chris Paré, P.Geo. on Oct 15, 2019 in Blog | 0 comments

If you are in charge of environmental management, then no one needs to tell you that it can be complex and even frustrating. It requires knowing which regulations apply to your facilities, training your employees so they don’t unknowingly violate the regulations, and keeping a watchful eye on developing regulations. The three updates below provide us with a reminder of why environmental managers must not only develop and implement good internal policies, but why they also...

Environmental Liability in Ontario and “Big Environmental Litigation in 2017”

Posted by Chris Paré, P.Geo. on Feb 27, 2017 in Blog | 0 comments

Environmental liability and environmental litigation were in the news again recently. Below we share our observations regarding a couple of these developments. Environmental Liability in Ontario The first observation relates to the question of Ontario’s policy related to addressing liability for impacted soil and groundwater. The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, Dianne Saxe, discussed the issue of “environmental policy” in the province about a year ago. As Ms. Saxe...