Recent Releases from Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
Ontario government needs to "Climate-Proof" Ontario
Published Wed, 7 Mar 2012 10:25:30 EST Read More
Media Release Toronto, March 7, 2012 - In his report Ready for Change? An assessment of Ontario’s climate change adaptation strategy released today at Queen's Park, Gord Miller, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, said the Ontario government is off to an encouraging start in preparing the province for the impacts of climate change. This is good news, says Miller, given the slow progress on other climate change issues. "The government is facing challenges in d...... Click here to read this release
REMARKS - Special Report - Ready for Change? An assessment of Ontario's climate change adaptation strategy
Published Wed, 7 Mar 2012 10:15:01 EST Read More
REMARKS Gord Miller, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario Special Report - “Ready for Change? An assessment of Ontario's climate change adaptation strategy” Legislative Media Studio, Queen’s Park 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Check Against Delivery The Ontario government needs to climate proof the province. We are now experiencing the climate alterations caused by the cumulative release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Higher temperatures, alo...... Click here to read this release
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario to release Special Report on climate change adaptation
Published Thu, 1 Mar 2012 11:36:53 EST Read More
Media Advisory The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario is releasing a Special Report to review Climate Ready: Ontario's Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan, 2011 - 2014. Climate Ready is a plan released by the Ontario government. It outlines measures that the government is taking to prepare the province for warmer temperatures, and more severe weather events, due to climate change. The Commissioner will be commenting on the adequacy of the government’s plan. The...... Click here to read this release
Ministry of Transportation earns Environmental Commissioner of Ontario's Recognition Award
Published Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:11:58 EST Read More
Media Release (Toronto, January 16, 2012) Today, staff at the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) received the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario’s (ECO) 2011 Recognition Award for using two environmentally beneficial innovations: bioretention cells and rubber modified asphalt (RMA). The innovations are used at the carpool lot in Beamsville, Ontario, located at the Queen Elizabeth Way and Ontario Street Interchange. This project earned MTO the ECO Recognition Award f...... Click here to read this release
« Le gouvernement de l’Ontario doit agir », dit le commissaire à l’environnement
Published Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:36:09 EST Read More
Communiqué de presse (Toronto, le 29 novembre 2011) Le commissaire à l’environnement de l’Ontario s’inquiète du fait que l’Ontario a perdu de la vitesse dans les enjeux environnementaux provinciaux criants. M. Gord Miller dit dans son rapport annuel de 2010-2011, Mettre des solutions en oeuvre, qu’il publie aujourd’hui qu’on ne cesse de parler des problèmes comme les changements climatiques, le réacheminement des déchets et la perte de la biodiver...... Click here to read this release
REMARKS - Environmental Commissioner of Ontario 2010/11 Annual Report
Published Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:32:35 EST Read More
REMARKS Gord Miller, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario 2010/11 Annual Report - "Engaging Solutions" Legislative Media Studio, Queen’s Park 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Check Against Delivery The election is over and now we all have to get on with the business of the Province. So I am here to release the first of a series of reports that have been waiting for a Legislature to receive them. Today I am releasing my 2010/2011 Annual Report entitled E...... Click here to read this release
Government Failing to Reduce Ontario’s Waste
Published Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:29:01 EST Read More
Media Release (Toronto, November 29, 2011) The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario has called on the new government to make waste diversion one of its top environmental priorities. In his 2010/2011 Annual Report released today, Gord Miller says progress on this issue has stalled and the government is sitting on solutions to reduce the more than 9 million tonnes of waste that are landfilled and incinerated every year. “The Ministry of the Environment has identified many pr...... Click here to read this release
MOE and MNR Can’t Handle Core Responsibilities
Published Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:20:10 EST Read More
Media Release (Toronto, November 29, 2011) Capacities are stretched dangerously thin at the two ministries mandated to protect Ontario’s environment and natural resources. This warning was issued today by Gord Miller, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, as he released his 2010/2011 Annual Report. Research has found that at a time when their core businesses have become more complex, the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Natural Resources have to make ...... Click here to read this release
Ontario Government Needs to Act: Environmental Commissioner
Published Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:11:39 EST Read More
Media Release (Toronto, November 29, 2011) Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner is worried that Ontario has lost momentum when it comes to the province’s pressing environmental issues. In his 2010/2011 Annual Report “Engaging Solutions” released today, Gord Miller says there’s no shortage of talk about the problems such as climate change, waste diversion, and the loss of biodiversity. “But when it comes to doing something” says Miller, “there doesn’...... Click here to read this release
Publication du Rapport annuel de 2010-2011 du commissaire à l'environnement de l'Ontario
Published Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:18:29 EST Read More
Communiqué de presse M. Gord Miller, le commissaire à l'environnement de l'Ontario, publiera son rapport annuel de 2010-2011, Mettre des solutions en oeuvre, au cours d'une conférence de presse au Studio des médias de Queen's Park à 10 h le mardi 29 novembre 2011. Le rapport sera mis en ligne sur le site www.eco.on.ca au début de la conférence. Les médias accrédités peuvent se procurer un exemplaire imprimé du r...... Click here to read this release
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario to release 2010/11 Annual Report
Published Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:00:52 EST Read More
Media Advisory The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, Gord Miller, will release his 2010/11 Annual Report, Engaging Solutions, at a media conference in the Queen's Park Media Studio at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 29, 2011. The report will be made available online at www.eco.on.ca at the start of the conference. Accredited media can obtain a printed copy of the report at the Legislative Press Gallery, in Room 387A o...... Click here to read this release
More Work Needed if Ontario to Meet Climate Change Responsibilities
Published Tue, 31 May 2011 10:05:29 EST Read More
Media Release Toronto, 31 May, 2011 - The Ontario government will not, with its current programs, meet its targets for reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs). This is one conclusion from the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario's 2011 Greenhouse Gas Progress Report, released today. "Recently released federal government data indicate that Ontario's GHG emissions in 2009 were at the levels the government wants to achieve by 2014," Miller says. "While the drop in GHGs is encouraging,...... Click here to read this release
La province permet de drainer les terres humides d'importance provinciale
Published Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:54:52 EST Read More
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La province permet de drainer les terres humides d'importance provinciale
« Le gouvernement de l’Ontario n’arrive pas à protéger les terres humides d'importance provinciale contre les travaux de drainage agricole », dit M. Gord Miller, le commissaire à l’environnement de l’Ontario, dans son rapport annuel de 2009 2010 publié aujourd’hui.
« Nous nous sommes rendu compte que des propriétaires à Ottawa se servent de la Lo......
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Sites d'enfouissement vieillissants : les pollueurs oubliés de l'Ontario
Published Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:25:34 EST Read More
Sites d'enfouissement vieillissants : les pollueurs oubliés de l'Ontario
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Toronto, le 22 septembre 2010 – « Le ministère de l’Environnement a perdu le compte des centaines de sites d’enfouissements vieillissants qui menacent la qualité de l’air et de l’eau en Ontario », indique M. Gord Miller, le commissaire à l'environnement de l'Ontario, dans son rapport annuel de 2009-2010 publié aujourd’hui.
« Sans mesure de protecti......
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Le commissaire à l’environnement publie son rapport annuel de 2009-2010
Published Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:21:59 EST Read More
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Toronto, le 22 septembre 2010 – « Le gouvernement ne respecte pas ses promesses environnementales », dit M. Gord Miller, le commissaire à l’environnement de l’Ontario. « Ce gouvernement s’enorgueillit, et avec raison, des progrès qu’il a accomplis en adoptant une loi pour protéger l’environnement », précise M. Miller, « mais les gestes qu’il pose sur le terrain mine souvent ces progrès. »
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Environmental Commissioner of Ontario releases 2009/2010 Annual Report - Refining Conservation
Published Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:02:14 EST Read More
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Environmental Commissioner releases 2009/2010 Annual Report
Toronto, September 22 2010 – The government is failing to follow through on all of its environmental promises, says Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller. “This government rightly prides itself on the progress it has made in passing legislation to protect the environment,” says Miller, “but actions on the ground often undermine it.”
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Environmental Commissioner of Ontario to release 2010 Annual Report - Redefining Conservation
Published Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:27:52 EST Read More
Media Advisory Media conference and webcast on September 22, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. (September 16, 2010, Toronto) The Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, Gord Miller, will release his 2009/2010 Annual Report at September 22nd, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Copies of the report, Redefining Conservation, will be available an hour earlier at www.eco.on.ca , or for accredited media at the Legislative Press Gallery, in Room 387A of the...... Click here to read this release