The 2011 Roger’s Cup was nominated as one of three finalists for the Grand Vivat award for excellence in responsible practices from the Conseil québécois des événements responsables. ÉEM is proud to have worked with Tennis Canada in developing their Green Plan and invites you to read more about the project: Development of a Multi-year Green Plan for an international sporting event.
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Federal Budget Reduces Environmental Assessment Timelines
When the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development released its statutory seven-year review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) this March, both the NDP and Liberal Party issued dissenting reports. This was largely based on the grounds that several key points discussed during the hearings were absent from the final report. Among them, the view shared by industry witnesses that early environmental assessment, including public participation on the long-term social impacts of a project, assures that projects have the social license needed to move forward. Other concerns included that the recommendations made by the Committee could possibly lead to reduced public and Aboriginal consultation and increased ministerial powers, potentially over-riding scientific evidence and disrespecting stakeholder concerns.
These criticisms underscore the increasing recognition of the value of public consultation and the legitimacy of stakeholder input as part of the Environmental Assessment process. It is uncertain whether the concerns expressed in the dissenting reports were considered in the recently released federal budget. Hopefully our government’s plans to reduce the time needed for environmental assessments of major energy and industrial projects will not equate to less meaningful consultation programs.
The Committee’s review as well as the official dissenting reports can be found here.
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Tagged consultation, Environmental assessment, stakeholder engagement
Environmental, Health and Safety Auditing – Managing Contractors
Courtesy of Nimonik Inc. http://www.nimonik.ca/
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EEM and SNC-Lavalin at GLOBE 2012
EEM will be at the SNC-Lavalin booth at GLOBE 2012 on Thursday March 15, 2012 showcasing its partnership with SNC-Lavalin to enhance the sustainability of engineering & construction projects. Drop by the SNC-Lavalin booth between 2 PM and 4 PM for a Q&A with EEM President Paul MacLean and discussion of our ongoing support of SNC-Lavalin’s Project Sustainability Taskforce.
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The Importance of Environmental Health and Safety Auditing – Interview with Paul MacLean
Courtesy of Nimonik Inc. http://www.nimonik.ca/
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EEM client wins Public Sector Leadership Award
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) was awarded a silver medal from the IPAC/Deloitte Public Sector Leadership Awards program for its excellence in leadership within the public sector in Canada. The award was given for the FCM’s Community Infrastructure Partnership Program (CIPP), which aimed to strengthen collaboration and partnership between Canadian municipalities and adjacent first nations in infrastructure and services sharing. EEM provided facilitation expertise as well as collaboration and partnering capacity building for a series of workshops delivered across the country.
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EEM helps Tennis Canada to “green” the Rogers Cup
As leaders in the environmental design of public events, EEM has helped Tennis Canada to green its flagship annual event in Montreal, the Rogers Cup Masters level international tennis tournament.
For more on EEM’s work with Tennis Canada, click here or read Tennis Canada’s report on its environmental efforts.
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EEM interviewed by CBC on water consumption
EEM’s Christian Matossian provided commentary for a July 21, 2011 CBC News report titled Water Drops, which covers a recent report on water consumption. To view the segment, visit http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Local_News/Montreal/1317903731/ID=2064849538 (You will need to advance your media player – The 2 minute clip runs from 22:48 to 24:58).
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EEM Presents a Statistical Exposé of Canada’s Energy Outlook
Delivered to a highschool audience as part of Earth Week 2011.
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EEM Collaborates in the Development of the Certification Quebec Website
EEM collaborated with Éco-Coop to create the website Certification Québec launched in February 2011. The site aims to inform the public about the more than 60 sustainable development certification programmes for consumer products that exist in Quebec providing a detailed review and analysis of each certification scheme.
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