Are you and your company ready for the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005? Read the rest of this entry »
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act comes in to effect
January 17th, 2012 by Sean BawdenBeament Green Partners with Canadian Blood Services
November 29th, 2011 by Sam CorbyBeament Green is pleased to announce they have partnered with the Canadian Blood Services. We are hosting a clinic at their Carling Avenue location:
Date: Friday, December 16th 2011
Time: 7:30 am to 2:30 p.m.
Our goal is to collect 30 units of blood. Please help us to make a difference.
Beament Green joins “Partners for Life”
November 4th, 2011 by Sam CorbyThe Personal Injury Group of Beament Green is pleased to announce that it has joined the “Partners for Life” Program with Canadian Blood Services to raise awareness of the blood shortage in Canada. We have committed to collecting as many units as we can over the next year. We hope you will consider donating and help us achieve our goal. Please register under our Registration Number: Partner ID BEAM012420 to assist us in tracking our progress.
For further information please visit www.blood.ca/partnersforlife
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Stay tuned for dates of upcoming clinics to be hosted by Beament Green.
Beament Green sponsors interview with Canada’s Minister of the Environment
September 15th, 2011 by Michael HebertBeament Green sponsored water.ca in an interview with Canada’s Minister of the Environment, Peter Kent. Beament Green also provided comments with respect to the Harper Government’s track record on a few environmental issues. The interview may be accessed at www.water.ca
Ministry of the Environment publishes Guide to Completing Phase I ESAs
September 15th, 2011 by Michael HebertThe Ministry of the Environment has published a Guide to Completing a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment under Ontario Regulation 153/04 and a Guide to Completing a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment under Ontario Regulation 153/04. These documents will be of great assistance to qualified persons in understanding the new Phase I and II ESA requirements for the purpose of filing a record of site condition. These documents are available for review on the Ministry’s website at http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/subject/brownfields/STDPROD_087096.html
CBA adopts resolution urging comprehensive national climate change law
September 15th, 2011 by Michael HebertThe Canadian Bar Association at its annual meeting in Halifax has adopted climate change resolution urging Federal, Provincial and Territorial Governments to take immediate steps to develop and implement a comprehensive national climate change law including mandatory greenhouse gas emission reductions and carbon pricing. Michael Hebert of Beament Green was involved in the committee that drafted the resolution that was successfully adopted by the Canadian Bar Association. The resolution may be found on the Canadian Bar Association website as Resolution 11-05-A.
Ministry of the Environment plans to implement its Modernization of Environmental Approvals
September 15th, 2011 by Michael HebertThe Ministry of the Environment plans to implement its Modernization of Environmental Approvals commencing on October 31, 2011. This initiative will significantly transform Ontario’s Environmental Approval Process by moving to a risk-based focus for environmental protection, while providing new online tools for businesses to submit and track applications for environmental approval, and for the public to access information about environmental approvals via the internet. The Environmental Approval Access and Service Integration Branch and the Environmental Approvals Branch will serve as the foundation for the delivery of Environmental Approval Services. Further information may be obtained at the Ministry’s website at: www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/industry/assessment_and_approvals/modernization_of_approvals/index.htm
New Compendium of Ontario Municipal Brownfields Financial Incentive Programs
May 22nd, 2011 by Michael HebertMany Ontario municipalities have demonstrated a keen commitment to Brownfield redevelopment by a wide variety of incentive programs available in their municipalities. Until now, there has been no consolidated source for locating active municipal financial incentive programs. Ontario staff has compiled, in conjunction with the municipalities, a compendium of municipal improvement plans. Read the rest of this entry »
Summary Report from UNFCCC
May 22nd, 2011 by Michael HebertMichael Hebert has prepared and filed on behalf of the Canadian Bar Association and the Ontario Bar Association reports on his attendance at the the 16th Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meetings in November and December, 2010, in Cancun, Mexico. Copies of these reports may be found at the Canadian Bar Association site and the Ontario Bar Association site.
Court of Appeal again endorses decision in Alleslev-Krofchak
January 30th, 2011 by Sean BawdenIn a decision released January 12, 2011, Print N’ Promotion (Canada) v. Kovachis, 2011 ONCA 23, the Court of Appeal for Ontario again endorsed the reasoning set out in Alleslev-Krofchak v. Valcom Ltd., 2010 ONCA 557, a case won at trial by Beament Green’s Derek Nicholson. Read the rest of this entry »
