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Ontario Continues Investing in Species at Risk Stewardship Program
Province Helping to Promote Conservation Efforts May 13, 2015 Ontario is working with community members and organizations to protect our province’s most vulnerable species by continuing to invest in the Species at Risk Stewardship Program. Through the Program, $5 million is being invested this year in support of 100 innovative projects to promote conservation, stewardship […]
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Groups Ask National Energy Board to Close Energy East Pipeline File, Stop Reviewing New Energy East Information From TransCanada
May 13, 2015, Toronto – More than sixty groups across Canada are asking the National Energy Board (NEB) to close TransCanada’s Energy East application and keep it closed until the broken federal regulatory process is fixed. Groups, including environmental, civic, arts, justice and peace organizations, sent their request in a letter to NEB chair Peter […]
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Brucejack Gold Mine Project: Public Comments Invited
May 12, 2015 — Ottawa — Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency As part of the strengthened and modernized Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012) put in place to support the government’s Responsible Resource Development Initiative, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) is conducting a federal environmental assessment of the proposed Brucejack Gold Mine Project, […]
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Time to Renew Ontario’s Mineral Development Strategy – For Real This Time
May 11, 2015 (Ottawa) Ontario’s Mineral Development Strategy is nearly 10 years old and needs to be renewed. MiningWatch Canada releases today its key concerns and recommendations regarding the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines’ Proposed Framework released in March 2015. “The current Proposed Framework is too narrow in scope and fails to address the […]
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Whabouchi Mining Project: Public Comments Invited
May 6, 2015 — Ottawa — Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency As part of the strengthened and modernized Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012) put in place to support the government’s Responsible Resource Development Initiative, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) is conducting a federal environmental assessment of the proposed Whabouchi Mining Project, located […]
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Joint Review Panel Submits Environmental Assessment Report for the Deep Geologic Repository Project
OTTAWA, May 6, 2015 – The Joint Review Panel for the proposed Deep Geologic Repository Project for Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste (DGR) today submitted its Environmental Assessment Report to the federal Minister of the Environment according to its mandated timelines and Terms of Reference. The report includes the conclusions, rationale and recommendations of […]
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CNSC public hearing on Gunnar Remediation Project phase 2 licence hold point and participant funding offering
May 5, 2015 The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) will hold a public hearing in October 2015 in Ottawa, ON, to consider an application from the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) to release the hold point on the waste nuclear substance licence (WNSL) for phase 2 of the Gunnar Remediation Project. The project is located in […]
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Canada’s rich, but troubled biodiversity: COSEWIC assesses another round of species at risk
OTTAWA, May 4, 2015 – A central aspect of the work required to protect Canada’s diverse flora and fauna involves assessing the status of species at risk of extinction. The federal Species at Risk Act (SARA) mandates the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) with this task. This group of wildlife […]
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Project 4 – All-Season Road Connecting Berens River to Poplar River First Nation: Federal Funding Allocated to Participate in the Environmental Assessment
April 30, 2015 — Ottawa — Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) has allocated a total of $116,645 to two applicants to assist their participation in the federal environmental assessment of the Project 4 — All-Season Road Connecting Berens River to Poplar River First Nation, located in Manitoba. Details of […]
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Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project: Public Comment Period on Environmental Impact Statement
April 30, 2015 — Ottawa — Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency announces today that the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project is now available to the public. The EIS was prepared by the proponent, Port Metro Vancouver, and provides an analysis of the potential environmental […]
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