BC Contaminated Sites 101 and Consultants Liability
Miller Thomson seminar
Contaminated Land: Transactional Tools – the Record of Site Condition
Ontario Bar Association's Institute 2014, February 6-8
Unfair variations on the “polluter pays” theme?
The concept of “polluter pays” is rooted in the principle of fairness. According to the concept developers should be financially responsible for mitigating and remediating the environmental impacts of their projects, and therefore must be able to demonstrate in advance that...
Municipal regulation of noise caused by a long-established automobile racetrack
The Quebec Court of Appeal has recently rendered an important decision in the fields of environmental and municipal law, in the context of an important legal battle pitting a group of residents living in one of Quebec’s most renowned cottage...
Northstar directors and officers settlement: Does $4.75M buy certainty?
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) recently entered into a settlement agreement with the former officers and directors of Northstar Aerospace (Canada) Inc. for $4.75 million1. The payment by the directors and officers was on a no-fault basis to remediate...
Fisheries Act Changes come into Force on November 25, 2013 – New fish habitat provisions, Authorization process and increased penalties
Significant and much anticipated changes to the Fisheries Act regime referred to in the September 2012 and October 2012 editions of EnviroNotes! will finally take effect on November 25, 2013. These changes will shift the focus of protection from “fish...
Castonguay Decision: when in doubt, report
On October 17, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Castonguay Blasting Ltd. v. Ontario (Environment). Miller Thomson’s Bruce McMeekin and Andrea Farkouh represented Castonguay before the Supreme Court. The decision confirms the extraordinary scope of the...
GHG Emission Regulation in BC
Insight conference: Environmental Law in BC
Northstar directors and officers settlement: does $4.75m buy certainty?
Lexology 2013; EnviroNotes! September 2013
Read the Full Article on Lexology.com Last week, the Ministry of Environment entered into a settlement agreement with the former officers and directors of Northstar Aerospace (Canada) Inc. for $4.75 million[1]. The payment by the directors and officers was on...
Environmental Update – Case Law and Tribunal Decisions
Miller Thomson Seminar - Off-site Contamination: A Primer for Landowners and Developers
