Environmental Law
Things You Thought You Knew about Environment Law (but actually don’t)
Date: Thursday, February 7, 2013 | 1:30 pm to 4:50 pm
3.25 Substantive Hours
0 Professionalism Hours
Location: Westin Harbour Castle Conference Centre, 2 Harbour Square
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requirement.
Program Chair: Kristi M. Ross, Fogler, Rubinoff LLP - Ottawa
Environmental law is recognized as being an area of the law that changes at a break-neck pace. This year is no exception. The
rewriting of federal and provincial environmental laws – and the way they are interpreted by regulators - have significant
implications for the practice of environmental law in Ontario. This program is designed to bring you up to speed with respect to
recent changes to key legislation including: the Fisheries Act, the Species at Risk Act, the new more stringent brownfields
requirements and Source Water Protection Committees under the Clean Water Act. Environmental law also requires knowledge
of policies and practices. This program will provide an update on the evolution of soil management policy and discuss the
changing reach of Ministry of Environment orders. The program will be capped off with an update on the year’s most important
new case law. Be sure to register to ensure you stay ahead of the curve.
1:30 pm Introductory Remarks
3:15 pm Break
1:40 pm The Evolution of Ontario’s Soil Management Policy
Dr. Dianne Saxe, Dianne Saxe Law Office
3:35 pm Practice Trends in Response to the New Brownfields
Requirements
Alexandria Pike, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Donna Shier, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers
LLP
2:00 pm The Growing Reach of the Ministry of the Environment
Lynn Mitchell, Heenan Blaikie LLP
2:20 pm Amendments to the Fisheries Act and the Species at
Risk Act
Kristi Ross, Fogler, Rubinoff LLP - Ottawa
2:40 pm The Implementation of the Clean Water Act, 2006 − An
Update
Janet Bobechko, Blaney McMurtry LLP
Christine Drimmie, Policy and Research Advisor - Region
of Durham
4:15 pm Case Law Update
Danielle Meuleman, Ontario Ministry of the
Environment
Catherine Powell, Blakes, Cassels & Graydon LLP
4:50 pm Program Concludes
Program Sponsor
Your registration fee includes the keynote address, welcome reception, special events,
breakfasts, lunches, refreshments, and access to the electronic materials for ALL programs.
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