Engaging Solutions
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Download a PDF version of the ECO's 2010/11 Annual Report, Engaging Solutions
Part 1 - Commissioner's Message
The Environmental Bill of Rights
1.1 The Environmental Commissioner’s Recognition Award
1.2 Education and Outreach
1.3 The Environmental Commissioner’s Annual Site Visit
Part 2 - Engaging Provincial Solutions
2.1 Engaging Solutions on the Great Lakes
2.2 Far North Act, 2010
2.2.1 Hydroelectric Development in the Far North
2.2.2 Growth Plan for Northern Ontario
Part 3 - Biodiversity Matters
3.1 Ontario's Commercial Fisheries Policies
3.1.1 Missing in Action: Ontario's oversight of cage aquaculture
3.2 Recovery of Species at Risk: Government Responses Inadequate
3.2.1 Snapping Turtles: To Hunt or Protect?
3.3 Wolf Conservation in Ontario: The Disconnect Between Science and Policy
3.4 Ontario Cougars: On the Prowl for Protection
3.5 Woodland Caribou Conservation: Going Nowhere Fast
3.6 Recognizing the Need for Green Infrastructure
Part 4 – Planning Solutions
4.1 Connecting the Green Dots: The Natural Heritage Reference Manual
4.1.1 An Incentive for Private Land Conservation
4.1.2 Prepping the Land for Development: The Destruction of Natural Heritage Masquerades as a “Normal Farm Practice”
4.2 Rules for Source Protection Plans Now in Place
4.3 Lake Simcoe Phosphorus Reduction Strategy: Is it Enough?
4.4 Lakeshore Capacity Assessment: Balancing Development and Water Quality in Cottage Country
4.5 Stormwater: Our Neglected Headwaters
4.6 Before the Flood: Conservation Authorities' Vital Role in Land Use Planning
4.7 When Two Worlds Collide: Cottages in Rondeau Provincial Park
Part 5 – Getting on with the Business of the Environment
5.1 Less and Less: Budgets for MOE and MNR not Meeting Needs
5.2 Modernization of MOE’s Approvals Framework
5.3 What a Waste: Failing to Engage Waste Reduction Solutions
5.4 Missed Opportunities under the Water Opportunities Act, 2010
5.5 Cleaning Up the Ozone File
Part 6 – Emerging Issues
6.1 Shale Gas and Hydraulic Fracking
6.2 The Roots of Sustainability: Engaging the Soil Carbon Solution
Part 7 – Public Concerns Raised: Applications
7.1 Reviewing the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993: An Opportunity for Renewed Engagement
7.2 Tapping into the Oak Ridges Moraine
7.2.1 The Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation
7.3 Toilets in Parks: Peering into the Vault
7.4 The MISA Wastewater Regulations: A Review is Overdue
7.5 Up the Creek Without a Paddle: Confirming Historic Canoe Routes
7.6 Other Applications of Interest
Part 8 – The Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 in Practice
8.1 Keeping the EBR in Sync with New Laws and Government Changes
8.2 Quality of Ministry Notices on the Environmental Registry
8.2.1 Open for Business, Closed to Public Comment: Omnibus Legislation and the EBR
8.2.2 Don't Leave Them Hanging: ESA Instrument Proposals on the Environmental Registry
8.2.3 Considering Statements of Environmental Values in Instrument Decision Making
8.3 Reviews of Unposted Decisions
8.4 Use of Information Notices
8.5 Use of Exception Notices
8.6 Appeals, Law suits and Whistleblowers
8.6.1 Bait and Switch: MOE Attempts to Thwart Leave to Appeal
8.7 Ministry Co-operation with the ECO
Appendix A - Summary of 2010/2011 ECO Recommendations
