Tag: Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
Canadian Ministers of Environment Aim for Zero Plastic Waste
On Friday, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, was joined by her provincial and territorial counterparts via teleconference for the annual meeting of...
Dilution: No Longer a Solution
As the world’s water supply becomes increasingly stressed, water quality and scarcity concerns are driving new regulations which put more emphasis on conservation practices,...
Deconstructing “Deleterious”
Located near the mouth of Rivers Inlet, north of Port Hardy on the central coast of British Columbia, the floating Rivers Lodge is one...
Proposed Wastewater Regs Published
The proposed Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations have been published in Canada Gazette, Part I beginning the formal 60-day public comment period.
As Environment Minister Jim...
Draft National Wastewater Regs Now Available
Environment Minister Jim Prentice has announced that a draft of proposed municipal wastewater systems effluent regulations is now available for public consultation....
CCME Adopts Canada-Wide Vision for Water
Federal, provincial and territorial ministers met in Kingston last week and endorsed a Canada-wide strategic vision for water, which outlines how Canadian Council of...
Prentice Announces New Regs for Municipal Wastewater
Plans discussed at this past February’s CCME meeting are now coming to fruition.
Today minister of the environment Jim Prentice announced new regulations for managing...
CCME Talks Strategy in Whitehorse
Meeting yesterday in Whitehorse to discuss issues such as climate change, federal, provincial and territorial environment ministers recognized the work done to date in...
CCME Water Qualtiy Guideline for Review
The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) has released a draft scientific criteria document for a Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the...
CCME Water Qualtiy Guideline for Review
The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) has made a draft Canadian Water Quality Guideline for the Protection of Aquatic Life for...
