Environmental Assessment

• Council rejects 1 of 2 controversial developments in Alberta mountain town

  Town council in a popular mountain community has rejected one of two proposed development projects that together would have almost doubled its population in the coming decades.

  Environment

  Apr 27
• City staff say build up, not out as London’s landfill approaches capacity

  If the plan goes ahead, it would be like 'a nine-storey-tall building being placed on top of what is already the equivalent of a six-storey-tall building.'

  Environment

  Mar 16
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• Contentious wildlife corridor development in Canmore advances to public hearing

  Plans for two projects, which would cover about 80 per cent of the remaining developable land in Canmore, have been presented to the town's council.

  Canada

  Feb 9
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• Northern Pulp appeals ministerial cleanup order, pauses environmental assessment 

  The order, issued by Environment Minister Gordon Wilson, outlined requirements for the collection and disposal of storm water and landfill leachate from the site.

  Environment

  Jun 8, 2020
• N.L. reinstates aquaculture licences after 2019 mass salmon die-off

  Fisheries Minister Gerry Byrne suspended licenses at 10 sites owned by Northern Harvest Sea Farms sites in October after the company failed to disclose the death of 2.6 million salmon.

  Environment

  May 7, 2020
• Economic fallout of Northern Pulp closure will cut deep in Nova Scotia’s Pictou County

  The looming closure of the Northern Pulp paper mill in Pictou County has already impacted the region but deeper cuts will be felt after the mill shuts down.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2020
• Northern Pulp files request with N.S. Supreme Court for judicial review

  "We're hoping that through this judicial review, Northern Pulp will be provided with clarity about the process and elements required in order to be successful in the EA process."

  Economy

  Jan 23, 2020
• Feds reconsidering whether environmental assessment is needed for Northern Pulp’s proposal

  The company submitted its proposal for a replacement facility in February. The new plan would involve pumping effluent into the Northumberland Strait.

  Politics

  Sep 5, 2019
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• Why critics fear Bill C-69 will be a ‘pipeline killer’

  Critics worry the new process will make Canada less attractive to energy-industry investors, but experts say those concerns are overblown.

  Politics

  Jun 21, 2019
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• Senate passes Bill C-69, which overhauls review of major projects, like pipelines

  Bill C-69 sets up the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada as the authority to assess projects for impacts on public health, the economy, the environment and other factors.

  Politics

  Jun 20, 2019