Oct 18, 2020 | Organizational Update
Biodiversity will be a huge international, Canadian, and Ontario issue in 2021. Please join us for a webinar on Ontario’s Model for Biodiversity Conservation, with Steve Hounsell, Chair, Ontario Biodiversity Council, at 7 pm on Wednesday, October 28. This...
Aug 26, 2020 | Organizational Update, Science Policy Performance
Due to the pandemic and to continuing breakneck action by the Ontario government, we have completed WaterScape III in a shortened timeframe and will post the project Summary, Recommendations, and Next Steps soon. Headlines are that: the OHI continue WaterScape as an...
Aug 19, 2020 | Science Policy Performance
Sometimes, someone does such a good job that it is hard to add value to it. This is the case with the Greenbelt Council’s comments on the suggested alteration of the environmental assessment on the proposed 413 toll highway. You can read that at Greenbelt...
Aug 3, 2020 | Organizational Update
Last week we thought that we would not have time to comment on this one, but after being inspired by the work of others, and some ice cream, we found a second breath and collected our concerns into a concise submission. This proposal has a deceptive title, numerous...
Jul 27, 2020 | Organizational Update
OHI newsletter of July 27 The Ontario government continues its unparalleled and cynical assault on environmental protection and democratic norms. Its most recent effort was Bill 197, the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act (2020), which had virtually nothing to do with...
