Articles

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Editors: Graham Reeder and Joanna Vince

Today
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Message from the Editors

  • December 18, 2012
  • Julia Croome, Raj Bharati

We are pleased to present the second edition of Environews for the 2012-2013 OBA year!

NRTEE Report

  • December 17, 2012
  • Laura Zizzo

Emissions trading regimes and recent amendment to local improvement charge regulation show movement towards a low-carbon economy.

Academic Article Round-Up

  • December 17, 2012
  • Raj Bharati

Stay current on the latest thinking in environmental law by reading up on legal academia.

Quarrying the Niagara Escarpment: Conflicting Decisions Leave Observers Puzzled

  • December 17, 2012
  • David Donnelly, Anne Sabourin

Two recent decisions of the Joint Board pursuant to the Consolidated Hearings Act present conflicting perspectives on the application of the Niagara Escarpment Plan vis-à-vis the Provincial Policy Statement; a conflict which may be settled by a judicial review of one of the decisions.

Fisheries Act Amended – Again!

  • December 17, 2012
  • Ian Richler

Ian Richler provides a succinct overview of the recent changes to section 35 of the Fisheries Act via Bill C-45, which were layered over the changes set out via Bill C-38 in June 2012.