Mar 10, 2022
Municipal leaders ready to work to foster community-rooted recovery
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) President Joanne Vanderheyden issued the following statement after FCM’s Board of Directors meetings.
Mar 10, 2022
Committee approves standard to advance sustainable building design
The City’s Planning Committee today approved a plan to establish a High-Performance Development Standard(link is external) for new Ottawa developments.
Mar 03, 2022
P.E.I. auditor general pushes province to assess ‘potential contaminants’ at COVID testing site
The Park Street testing clinic in Charlottetown was singled out in P.E.I.'s auditor general's report, which has warned of the possibility of "potential contaminants" at the site due to a planned environmental assessment, put on hold due to the pandemic use of the facility.
Mar 02, 2022
Alleviating Risks Associated with Large and Major Infrastructure Projects
For the next ten years, the infrastructure development program across Canada is unparalleled in size, schedule, complexity and cost. Unlike previous programs, this could be a result of underfunding.
Feb 23, 2022
Significant Changes Proposed to Canadian Environmental Protection Act
Significant changes to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) have been introduced in the Senate Bill (S5), “Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act.”
Feb 10, 2022
Health Canada releases report on health effects of climate change
This climate crisis has taken lives in extreme heat waves, and is increasing risks to Canadians from flooding, and from respiratory illnesses like asthma.
Feb 09, 2022
Strengthening protections for Canadians and the environment from harmful chemicals and pollutants
Canadians expect their government to protect their health and the environment from harmful chemicals and other toxic pollutants.
Feb 07, 2022
Pinchin Ltd. Partners with Keystone Capital Management, L.P. with a Focus on Growth
In 2021 Pinchin celebrated 40 years of providing premier environmental and engineering solutions in Canada.
Feb 05, 2022
Researchers find decades-old nanoplastics in ice from Earth’s poles
An international team of scientists identified significant quantities of nanoscale plastic particles in decades-old ice samples from Greenland and Antarctica as part of a new study that suggests plastic pollution is more widespread than previously thought.
Feb 03, 2022
First Nations are buying land to create urban reserves. But is it ‘land back’?
Indigenous people are fastest-growing population in Canada, and more are moving to urban areas.