News Releases

A complete listing of the department's News Releases and Statements issued in the last year. Archives are also accessible from this page.

2009

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October

  • Canada Takes Another Major Step Forward on Polar Bear Conservation

    KANGERLUUSUAQ, Greenland -- October 30, 2009 --  Canada's Environment Minister, Jim Prentice, Nunavut's Minister of the Environment, Daniel Shewchuk, and Greenland’s Minister of Fisheries, Hunting and Agriculture, Ane Hansen, today announced the signing of an agreement between the governments of Canada, Nunavut, and Greenland to ensure the protection of shared polar bear populations.

  • Tic Tac Tox Exhibit at the Biosphere

    Montreal, Que. -- October 28, 2009 -- Environment Canada’s Biosphere is inviting the public to visit its new Tic Tac Tox exhibit, which will be open from October 31, 2009 to September 30, 2010.

  • Government of Canada Announces Funding for Niagara River Area of Concern Clean-Up Projects

    NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. -- October 24, 2009 -- On behalf of Canada's Environment Minister Jim Prentice, the Honourable Rob Nicholson,P.C., Q.C., Member of Parliament for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced today $326,500 in funding from the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund for 7 projects to clean up the Niagara River Area of Concern. Thirty-eight projects throughout the Great Lakes are receiving $2.2 million in funding this year.

  • Government of Canada Announces Funding For Great Lakes Clean-Up Projects In St.Lawrence River (Cornwall) Area Of Concern

    CORNWALL, Ont. -- October 23, 2009 -- On behalf of Canada’s Environment Minister Jim Prentice, Member of Parliament for Stormont–Dundas–South Glengarry, Guy Lauzon, announced today $290,000 in funding from the Great Lakes Sustainability Fund for five projects to clean up the St. Lawrence River (Cornwall) Area of Concern. Thirty-eight projects throughout the Great Lakes are receiving $2.2 million in funding this year.

  • The Government of Canada and the Nature Conservancy of Canada Conserve Important Wildlife Area in British Columbia

    Cathy McLeod, Member of Parliament for K amloops-Thompson–Cariboo, on behalf of Canada’s Environment Minister Jim Prentice, today joined the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) in announcing the donation of the Rattlesnake Bluff property as an Ecological Gift.  

  • Government of Canada Provides $76,000 for Aboriginal Projects for Species at Risk in Saskatchewan

    Maurice Vellacott, Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Wanuskewin and Randy Hoback, Member of Parliament for Prince Albert, announced today on behalf of the Minister of the Environment the Honourable Jim Prentice and Fisheries and Oceans Minister the Honourable Gail Shea, funding of $76,000 for two new projects in Saskatchewan as part of the Aboriginal Funds for Species at Risk Program.

  • Government Of Canada Provides Over $500,000 For Aboriginal Projects For Species At Risk In Western Canada

    WINNIPEG, Man. -- October 15, 2009 -- Steven Fletcher, Minister of State for Democratic Reform, on behalf of Canada’s Environment Minister Jim Prentice and Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea, announced today $532,500 for twelve new projects in Western Canada. The projects will build capacity in Aboriginal organizations and communities and support their involvement in recovery actions and the protection of critical habitat for species at risk on Aboriginal lands. From this contribution, $281,500 was provided for 5 projects in Manitoba. This amount comes from the budget that the Government of Canada recently committed to the Aboriginal Funds for Species at Risk Program.

  • Government of Canada’s Investment in Canadian Biosphere Reserves Celebrated in Trois-Rivières

    TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. -- October 15, 2009 -- On behalf of Canada's Environment Minister, Jim Prentice, Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbinière–Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, joined representatives from the Lac-Saint-Pierre Biosphere Reserve to celebrate the recent announcement of 5 million dollars in funding over five years to 14 of the 15 biosphere reserves in Canada, including the Lac-Saint-Pierre Biosphere Reserve, and the Canadian Biosphere Reserves Association. This funding will provide the Lac-Saint-Pierre Biosphere Reserve with 57,000 dollars per year through 2013.

  • Government of Canada Supports Community Environmental Projects in Calgary

    CALGARY, Alta. -- October 14, 2009 -- Lee Richardson, Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre on behalf of Canada’s Environment Minister, the Honourable Jim Prentice, today announced the contribution of $149,950through the EcoAction Community Funding program for three projects in Calgary.

  • Government of Canada Announces Funding for Bay of Quinte Area Of Concern Clean-up Projects

    Daryl Kramp, Member of Parliament for Prince Edward-Hastings, along with Scott Reid, Member of Parliament for Lanark–Frontenac–Lennox and Addington, and Rick Norlock, Member of Parliament for Northumberland–Quinte West, announced today, on behalf of Canada’s Environment Minister, Jim Prentice, $160,400 in funding for 4 projects to clean up the Bay of Quinte Area of Concern.

  • GOVERNMENT OF CANADA’S INVESTMENT IN CANADIAN BIOSPHERE RESERVES CELEBRATED IN WATERTON NATIONAL PARK

    WATERTON, Alta. -- October 13, 2009 -- On behalf of Canada’s Environment Minister Jim Prentice, Member of Parliament for Lethbridge, Rick Casson joined representatives from the Chinook Area Land Users Association and the Waterton Biosphere Reserve Society today, to celebrate the recent announcement of funding to support Canada’s Biosphere Reserves. The Government of Canada is providing $5 million in funding over five years to 14 of the 15 biosphere reserves in Canada and the Canadian Biosphere Reserves Association. This funding will provide the Waterton Biosphere Reserve with $57,000 per year through 2013.

  • Government of Canada Invests Over $129,000 in Community Environmental Projects in Winnipeg

    WINNIPEG, Man. -– October 13, 2009 –- Winnipeg South MP Rod Bruinooge, on behalf of Canada’s Environment Minister, the Honourable Jim Prentice, announced today $129,798 of funding through the EcoAction Community Funding program for 3 projects in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

  • SIX QUEBEC ABORIGINAL ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVE A CONTRIBUTION FROM THE ABORIGINAL FUNDS FOR SPECIES AT RISK PROGRAM

    ROBERVAL, Que, -- October 9, 2009 -- The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Member of Parliament for Roberval−Lac-Saint-Jean, announced today on behalf of the Minister of Environment Canada, the Honourable Jim Prentice, the contribution of 210,000 dollars to six Aboriginal organizations in Quebec, including a 42,000 dollars contribution to the Conseil des Montagnais du Lac Saint-Jean as part of the Aboriginal Funds for Species at Risk Program.

  • Government Appoints Members to the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy

    OTTAWA, Ont. -– October 7, 2009 -– Minister of the Environment Jim Prentice today announced two appointments to the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE).

  • The Government of Canada and the Nature Conservancy of Canada Conserve Valuable Habitat in Simcoe, Ontario

    SIMCOE, Ont. -- October 4, 2009 -- Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and Member of Parliament for Haldimand-Norfolk, on behalf of Canada’s Environment Minister Jim Prentice, today announcedthe Nature Conservancy of Canada's successful acquisition of the Monroe Landon Woods – 53 hectares of land near Simcoe, Ontario, secured in part with funding from Environment Canada's Natural Areas Conservation Program.

  • Ontario Weather Review September 2009

    September 2009 was characterized by above-normal temperatures for most of the province, as well as precipitation well below the normal amounts.

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September

  • The Government of Canada Takes Action to Reduce VOC Emissions from the Architectural Coatings Sector

    Gatineau, Que. – September 30, 2009 –The Minister of the Environment, Jim Prentice, today announced the introduction of new regulations to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the architectural coatings sector. VOCs are pollutants that contribute to the formation of ground-level ozone and particulate matter, two key smog components.

  • The Government of Canada and the Nature Conservancy of Canada Conserve Valuable Habitat on Lake Superior

    WOODBRIDGE, Ont. -- September 26, 2009 -- On behalf of Canada’s Environment Minister Jim Prentice, Peter Kent, Member of Parliament for Thornhill and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Americas), today announced the Nature Conservancy of Canada's successful acquisition of 4,729 acres of land at Wilson Island.

  • Government Of Canada’s Investment In Canadian Biosphere Reserves Celebrated In Saskatchewan

    HAFFORD, Sask. – September 25, 2009 – On behalf of Canada’s Environment Minister Jim Prentice, Maurice Vellacott, Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Wanuskewin, joined representatives from the Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve today to celebrate the recent announcement of funding to support Canada’s Biosphere Reserves.  The Government of Canada is providing $5 million in funding over five years to 14 of the 15 biosphere reserves in Canada and the Canadian Biosphere Reserves Association.  This funding will provide the Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve with $57,000 per year through 2013.

  • Government Of Canada’s Investment In Canadian Biosphere Reserves Celebrated In Parksville

    PARKSVILLE, B.C. – September 24, 2009 –On behalf of Canada’s Environment Minister Jim Prentice, Dr. James Lunney, Member of Parliament for Nanaimo–Alberni, joined representatives from the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve today to celebrate the recent announcement of funding to support Canada’s Biosphere Reserves. The Government of Canada is providing $5 million in funding over five years to 14 of the 15 biosphere reserves in Canada and the Canadian Biosphere Reserves Association.  This funding will provide the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve with $57,000 per year through 2013.

  • Government of Canada Announces Funding for Phosphorous Project Within the Moose Mountain Creek Watershed

    CARLYLE, Sask – September 24, 2009 – On behalf of Canada`s Environment Minister, Jim Prentice, Ed Komarnicki, Member of Parliament for Souris-Moose Mountain, today announced more than $37,000 in federal funding to support a project that will reduce agricultural inputs of phosphorous within the Moose Mountain Creek watershed.

  • Federal Contributions of $2,143,588 Granted to 40 Projects for the Protection of Species at Risk Habitats in Quebec

    LAVAL, Que. – September 24, 2009–The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Member of Parliament for Mégantic-L’Érable, today announced, on behalf of the Minister of the Environment, the Honourable Jim Prentice, the granting of $2,143,588 to finance 40 projects designed to protect species at risk and their habitat in Quebec. These funds come from the Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk.

  • Federal Contributions of $2,143,588 Granted to 40 Projects for the Protection of Species at Risk Habitats in Quebec

    RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP, Que. – September 24, 2009 – The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Member of Parliament for Mégantic-L’Érable, today announced, on behalf of the Minister of the Environment, the Honourable Jim Prentice, a grant of $2,143,588 to finance 40 projects for the protection of species at risk and their habitat in Quebec. These funds are drawn from the Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk.

  • Federal Contributions of $2,143,588 Granted to 40 Projects for the Protection of Species at Risk Habitats in Quebec

    LONGUEUIL, Que. – 24 September 2009 – The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Member of Parliament for Mégantic-L’Érable, today announced, on behalf of the Minister of the Environment, the Honourable Jim Prentice, a grant of $2,143,588 to finance 40 projects for the protection of species at risk and their habitat in Quebec. These funds are drawn from the Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk.

  • $2,143,588 In Federal Funding Announced For 40 Projects To Protect Quebec Habitats Of Species At Risk

    Plessisville, Que, -- September 24, 2009 --The Honorable Christian Paradis, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Member of Parliament for Mégantic-L’Érable, today announced, on behalf of the Minister of the Environment, the Honorable Jim Prentice, a grant of $2,143,588 to finance 40 projects for the protection of species at risk and their habitat in Quebec. These funds are drawn from the Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk.

  • Federal Contributions of $2,143,588 Granted to 40 Projects for the Protection of Species at Risk Habitats in Quebec

    QUÉBEC, Que. – September 24, 2009 – The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Member of Parliament for Mégantic-L’Érable, today announced, on behalf of the Minister of the Environment, the Honourable Jim Prentice, a grant of $2,143,588 to finance 40 projects for the protection of species at risk and their habitat in Quebec. These funds are drawn from the Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk.

  • Government of Canada Announces Funding for Interlake Stewardship Project to Clean Up Lake Winnipeg

    GIMLI, Man. – September 24, 2009 – On behalf of Canada`s Environment Minister, Jim Prentice, James Bezan, Member of Parliament for Selkirk-Interlake, today announced $8,400 in federal funding for an East Interlake Conservation District stewardship project that will help reduce the amount of phosphorous and nitrogen entering Lake Winnipeg.

  • Government of Canada Announces Funding for Morden-Area Project to Help Clean Up Lake Winnipeg and its Watershed

    MORDEN, Man. – September 24, 2009 – On behalf of Canada`s Environment Minister, Jim Prentice, Candice Hoeppner, Member of Parliament for Portage-Lisgar, today announced more than $109,000 in federal funding to support the Morden Community Lead Environmental Action on Nutrient Elimination and Removal (CLEANER) project, an initiative that will ultimately contribute to cleaning up Lake Winnipeg and its watershed.

  • Government of Canada’s Investment in Canadian Biosphere Reserves  Celebrated in Manitoba’s Riding Mountain Parkland

    Erickson, MB – September 22, 2009 – On behalf of Canada’s Environment Minister Jim Prentice, Member of Parliament for Dauphin–Swan River–Marquette, Inky Mark, joined representatives from the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve today, to celebrate the recent announcement of funding to support Canada’s Biosphere Reserves. The Government of Canada is providing $5 million in funding over five years to 14 of the 15 biosphere reserves in Canada and the Canadian Biosphere Reserves Association. This funding will provide the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve with $57,000 per year through 2013.

  • Government of Canada Celebrates $500 Million Milestone in Donations Through Ecological Gifts Program

    CALGARY, Alta. -– September 4, 2009 -– Ted Menzies, Member of Parliament for Macleod and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance, on behalf of Canada’s Environment Minister, the Honourable Jim Prentice, today joined Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) and the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) in announcing one of the largest valued Ecological Gift donations ever made in Canada – conservation easements, generously donated by the late Daryl Kenneth (“Doc”) Seaman, on four OH Ranch properties.

  • Chemicals Management Plan Moves into New Phase with Release of Draft Screening Assessments for Batch 7 Substances

    Chemicals Management Plan Moves into New Phase with Release of Draft Screening Assessments for Batch 7 Substances

  • Ontario Weather Review - August 2009

    This month served as a not-soon-forgotten reminder of the types of violent summer storms that can occur in Ontario during the spring and summer.

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June

  • Canada And The U.S. Work Together On Clean Energy Dialogue

    OTTAWA, Ont. – June 30, 2009 – The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment, today delivered closing remarks at the first Canada-U.S. Clean Energy Dialogue (CED) Roundtable meeting in Washington. The CED represents the first stage in Canada-U.S. collaboration on clean energy and climate change.

  • Government of Canada Partners with the Nature Conservancy of Canada to Conserve Land in Brooms Brook

    ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – June 26, 2009 – Under its partnership with Environment Canada, the Nature Conservancy of Canada announced today at an event in St. John’s the future conservation of 8.5 hectares of the Brooms Brook property, located in the Grand Codroy Estuary in southwest Newfoundland and Labrador. The purchase marks another achievement under the Government of Canada's $225-million Natural Areas Conservation Program.

  • Minister Toews Announces $1.1 Million for Projects to Clean Up Lake Winnipeg

    WINNIPEG, Man. -- June 25, 2009 -- Treasury Board President and MP for Provencher Vic Toews, on behalf of Canada’s Environment Minister Jim Prentice, today announced $1.1 million in funding for fourteen projects under the Lake Winnipeg Basin Initiative

  • Environment Canada Supports Community Environmental Projects In Quebec

    ST-JOSEPH-DE-COLERAINE, Que -- June 25, 2009 --The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and member of Parliament for Mégantic-L’Érable, on behalf of Canada’s Environment Minister, the Honourable Jim Prentice, announced today up to $779,817 in funding from the EcoAction Community Funding Program for 23 projects in the province of Québec. The total value of these projects is $2,682,625.

  • Government Of Canada Partners With The Nature Conservancy Of Canada To Conserve Land In Egmont Bay, PEI

    Abram-Village, P.E.I -- June 25, 2009 -- The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, on behalf of the Minister of the Environment, the Honourable Jim Prentice, today joined representatives from the Nature Conservancy of Canada in announcing the future conservation of 12 hectares of important land in the Abram-Village area, in Egmont Bay, Prince Edward Island. The purchase marks another achievement under the Government of Canada's $225-million Natural Areas Conservation Program.

  • Government of Canada Partners with Nature Conservancy of Canada to Preserve Bohomolec Ranch

    COLEMAN, Alta. -- June 24, 2009 -- Rick Casson, Member of Parliament for Lethbridge, on behalf of the Minister of the Environment, the Honourable Jim Prentice, today joined representatives from the Nature Conservancy of Canada to announce the future conservation of 64.7 hectares of important land at the Bohomolec Ranch, in the foothills of southern Alberta

  • Prominent Canadians Appointed to Advisory Committee of Canada-US-Mexico Commission for Environmental Cooperation

    OTTAWA, Ont. -- June 24, 2009 -- The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment, announced the appointment of five new Canadian members to the Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC).

  • Government of Canada Partners With Nature Conservancy of Canada to Preserve Bayer’s Island

    MUSQUODOBOIT HARBOUR, N.S. -- June 24, 2009 -- The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Defence and Minister of Atlantic Gateway, on behalf of the Minister of the Environment, the Honourable Jim Prentice, today joined representatives from the Nature Conservancy of Canada to announce the future conservation of 31 hectares of important land on Bayer’s Island, located within Musqodoboit Harbour about 30 kilometres northeast of Halifax.

  • Government Of Canada Partners With Nature Conservancy Of Canada To Preserve Happy Valley Forest

    KING TOWNSHIP, Ont. -- June 23, 2009 -- Lois Brown, Member of Parliament for Newmarket – Aurora, on behalf of the Minister of the Environment, the Honourable Jim Prentice, today joined representatives from the Nature Conservancy of Canada in announcing the future conservation of 29 hectares of important land in the Happy Valley Forest in King Township, northwest of the Greater Toronto Area. The purchase marks another achievement under the Government of Canada's $225-million Natural Areas Conservation Program.

  • The Government Of Canada Partners With Nature Conservancy Of Canada To Preserve The Lands Of Johnson’s Mills

    MONCTON, N.B. -- June 23, 2009 -- The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) on behalf of the Minister of the Environment, the Honourable Jim Prentice, today joined representatives from the Nature Conservancy of Canada in announcing the future conservation of over 57 hectares of important land in Johnson's Mills, New Brunswick. The purchase marks another achievement under the Government of Canada's $225-million Natural Areas Conservation Program.

  • U TURN Towards Sustainable Transportation: A New, Contemporary, Environmentally Committed Exhibition at the Biosphère

    MONTREAL, Que. -- June 22, 2009 -- As part of its LIVE GREEN and Outdoors summer programming, Environment Canada’s Biosphère is pleased to present U TURN, a major exhibition on sustainable, environmentally friendly transportation, from July 1 to October 31.

  • Government of Canada Invests $2 Million in Asia-Pacific Partnership

    OTTAWA, Ont. -- June 18, 2009 -- The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment, today announced that the Government of Canada has invested $2 million to partner with Canadian business in eleven clean technology projects under the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP).

  • New Environmental Enforcement Act Cracks Down on Environmental Offenders

    OTTAWA, Ont. -- June 18, 2009 -– Cracking down on polluters, poachers and wildlife smugglers through increased fines and new enforcement tools are the main elements of the new Environmental Enforcement Act, which received Royal Assent today.

  • Offset System A Step Towards A Carbon Market In Canada

    OTTAWA, Ont. -- June 10, 2009 -- Canada’s Environment Minister, Jim Prentice, today announced that the Government is taking an important step towards setting up a carbon market in Canada by moving forward with its Offset System for Greenhouse Gases.

  • Government of Canada Invests $2 Million in Asia-Pacific Partnership

    BANFF, B.C. -- June 6, 2009 -- The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment, today announced that the Government of Canada has invested $2 million to partner with Canadian business in eleven clean technology projects under the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP).

  • Air Quality Health Index Continues to Expand in British Columbia

    OTTAWA, ONT. -- June 4, 2009 -- More British Columbians can access a new health tool that will help protect them and their families against the harmful effects of air pollution.

  • Manitobans Now Have Access to the Air Quality Health Index

    OTTAWA, ONT. -- June 4, 2009 -- Manitobans living in the Winnipeg area can now use a new health tool that will help protect them and their families against the harmful impacts of air pollution.

  • Owner of Atlantic Country Composting Sentenced to Pay a $8,000 Penalty for Violations of the Federal Fisheries Act

    ANTIGONISH, NS -- June 3, 2009 –- Mr. Terrence Eugene Boyle, owner of Atlantic Country Composting, was ordered to pay a penalty of $8,000 in Nova Scotia provincial court in Antigonish yesterday after pleading guilty to releasing a substance from his facility which was deleterious to fish into a stream that enters Tracadie Harbour. Mr. Boyle also pleaded guilty to altering fish habitat, stemming from the same release.

  • Canada Celebrates Clean Air Day

    OTTAWA, ON – June 3, 2009 – Canada's Environment Minister Jim Prentice and Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq, today delivered a Clean Air Day message, highlighting measures being taken by the Government of Canada to report on air quality and to support clean air.

  • Ontario Weather Review - May 2009

    Quite a mixed bag of weather conditions was reported in May. Northern areas had very cold temperatures in some locations and many locations reported snow. The snow that fell in Pickle Lake actually broke their all-time May snowfall record – and most of it fell in just two days. Temperature-wise, the mean values were two to five degrees below normal for most of Northwestern Ontario.

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April

  • Pulp Mill Convicted In Environmental Enforcement Case

    KITIMAT, B.C. -- April 9, 2009 -- West Fraser Mills Ltd. (West Fraser) today received a penalty totalling $130,000 after pleading guilty in Kitimat Provincial Court to one count of depositing a deleterious substance into water frequented by fish, contrary to subsection 36(3) of the federal Fisheries Act.

  • Canada And U.S. Work Together To Cut Air Pollution From Shipping

    OTTAWA, Ont. -- April 9, 2009 -- Canada’s Transport Minister, John Baird, and the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment, today announced federal government support for a joint Canada-U.S. proposal to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to establish an Emission Control Area (ECA) in North American coastal waters.

  • Canada's Economic Action Plan Makes Major Investment in Oshawa Harbour

    OSHAWA, Ont. -- April 8, 2009 -- The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance along with Colin Carrie, Member of Parliament for Oshawa today announced the Government of Canada’s intention to provide funding from the accelerated Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan to clean-up the Oshawa Harbour.

  • Ontario Weather Review - March 2009

    There were indications of both winter and spring during March 2009, a month which technically includes both seasons – but a month in which both seasons do not always manifest themselves.

  • Government of Canada to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Vehicles

    OTTAWA, Ont. -- April 1, 2009 -- Today, the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment, announced that the Government of Canada will introduce tough new regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions from the automotive sector under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

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January

  • Government of Canada Protects the Environment and the Health of Canadians

    OTTAWA, Ont. -- January 30, 2009 -– The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment, and the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today announced the publication of final conclusions and initial risk management approaches for Batch 2 substances in the Chemicals Management Plan (excluding bisphenol A, which was release in October 2008).

  • Government of Canada Launches Vehicle Scrappage Program

    OTTAWA, Ont. -- January 30, 2009 -– Today, the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment, encouraged Canadians to take advantage of the new National Vehicle Scrappage Program ""Retire your Ride"" being delivered by the Clean Air Foundation, a not-for-profit organization, with support from the Government of Canada.

  • Government of Canada Protects the Health and Environment of Canadians

    OTTAWA --January 23, 2009 -- The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, and Canada's Environment Minister, the Honourable Jim Prentice, today announced the release of the draft assessments and risk management scopes for 18 chemical substances included in Batch 4 of the Chemicals Management Plan.

  • Minister Prentice Highlights Progress Made at Polar Bear Roundtable

    WINNIPEG, Man. -- January 16, 2009 –- Canada’s Environment Minister, the Honourable Jim Prentice, today issued the following statement at the conclusion of the Polar Bear Roundtable in Winnipeg:

  • Ontario Weather Review

    Ontarians experienced quite a roller-coaster ride in December as both temperature and precipitation conditions went from one extreme to the other.

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