Jan 20, 2020
Summary of Points of Interest for the Real Property Institute of Canada
This is a summary of items of interest for the Board of Directors for the Real Property Institute of Canada.
Jan 17, 2020
Anti-Sprawl Policies May Be Harming Water Quality: Study
Urban growth boundaries are created by governments in an effort to concentrate urban development—buildings, roads, and the utilities that support them—within a defined area.
Jan 16, 2020
9 key amendments to the Records of Site Condition O.Reg 153/04 you should know about.
On Dec 4, 2019, the Province of Ontario passed Regulation 407/19, which is an amendment to the Records of Site Condition Regulation 153/04.
Jan 06, 2020
CSA Group and SCC Develop New National Standard for Flood Resilient Communities
The CSA Group, with the support of the Standards Council of Canada, has designed a new standard that aims to reduce the impact of intense flooding events on new communities.
Dec 19, 2019
Petro-Canada completes ‘electric highway’ of more than 50 charge stations from B.C. to N.S.
Petro-Canada says it has completed a cross-Canada network of electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers, with more than 50 sites located in small towns and big cities.
Dec 17, 2019
Big oil, big banks and environment leaders link up in Toronto to solve energy future
In a courtroom in British Columbia Monday, Indigenous communities were arguing the federal government overstepped in approving the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
Dec 06, 2019
Three premiers look hopefully to a nuclear future
Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick are hoping that small modular reactors (SMRs) can provide affordable, emissions-free baseload power to their economies
Dec 06, 2019
Major real estate owners voluntarily disclose emissions, energy and water use data
In an unprecedented move, five major private real estate companies have voluntarily disclosed data on energy use, greenhouse gas emissions and water use from more than 700 buildings in their portfolios
Dec 05, 2019
Ontario to promulgate Excess Soil Regulations
After much speculation and delay, the Province of Ontario finally announced that the On-site and Excess Soil Regulation will take effect on July 1, 2020
Dec 05, 2019
EPA Considering Second Round of National PFAS Testing
Water suppliers across the nation could be required to sample for manmade “forever chemicals” in an attempt to gauge just how prevalent the contaminants are in drinking supplies.