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Posted January 19, 2021

Further to my earlier blog post in anticipation of the environmental team at Mann Lawyers first virtual trial, I can now report that the trial[...]

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Environmental Law

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Michael S. Hebert

Posted December 29, 2020

Record of Site Condition – Useful Tool or Expensive, Time Consuming Procedure?

A great deal of discussion has and will continue to take place over the utility of obtaining a Record of Site Condition (“RSC”) for lands[...]

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Posted December 2, 2020

Virtual Trials – The Future is Upon Us

The Mann Lawyers environmental law team is embarking on its first virtual trial this week. It will be interesting to see how a trial by[...]

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Posted November 10, 2020

Proposed Blue Box Changes are Announced

The Provincial government has announced a major overhaul to the province’s blue box recycling program. The changes, which the government estimates will save municipalities $135[...]

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Environmental Law

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Michael S. Hebert

Posted October 27, 2020

Contaminated Site Remediation Options – Considerations for Effective Cost Recovery from Polluters

Where a landowner encounters contamination of its landholdings, usually some form of remedial activities will be necessary in order to remove or ameliorate the contamination.[...]

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Posted October 7, 2020

Proposed Project List for Comprehensive Environmental Assessments

In an earlier blog we discussed the amendments to the Environmental Assessment Act which were enacted by the provincial government without public consultation as a[...]

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Posted September 9, 2020

What Do You Do When the Well Runs Dry?

In the province of Ontario, dug or drilled wells that are no longer in use are required to be properly decommissioned. Wells are regulated under[...]

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Environmental Law

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Michael S. Hebert

Posted August 27, 2020

Your “Day in Court”: Changing Procedures in Tribunals Dealing with Environmental Issues

Stakeholders face many environmental issues in dealing with matters that involve interaction with either Municipal Authorities or Authorities at the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation[...]

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Posted July 27, 2020

Broad Amendments to the Environmental Assessment Act Pass

The provincial government’s omnibus Bill 197, the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, which was passed by the Ontario legislature on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, includes sweeping[...]