¶ Published Monday, August 30th In Announcements - No Comments »
Nous sommes très fiers d’annoncer un nouveau partenaire, l’AQVE. L’AQVE est un organisme pluridisciplinaire et sans but lucratif dont la mission est de regrouper les intervenants de la vérification environnementale, et promouvoir la pratique de la vérification environnementale. Nous allons offrir des mises à jour environnementales fédérales sur leur site web et les membres de l’AQVE auront accès aux mises à jour québécoises. En plus, tous les membres de l’AQVE auront droit à un rabais de 25 % sur leur première année d’abonnement à NimonikApp.ca – règlements environnementaux simplifiés. Contactez-nous pour de plus amples informations ou une démonstration personnelle du site.Read the Rest…
¶ Published Tuesday, August 24th In Announcements - No Comments »
We are very pleased to announce a new affiliate: the Automotive Association of Canada. They are “The voice and the resource for the automotive aftermarket industry in Canada.” and group thousands of car parts manufacturers and distributors. As part of our partnership, we will be offering Federal environmental updates on their website and Ontario updates to all of their members. In addition, all AIA Canada members will receive a 25% reduction on their first year subscription to NimonikApp.ca – Environmental regulations simplified. If you are an AIA member, contact us to find out more. If you are part of anotherRead the Rest…
¶ Published Saturday, May 22nd In Announcements - No Comments »
We are working hard to get our activity and aspects-impacts registers in line. The site’s functionality, originally born out of legal registers was long overdue for an overhaul. We have not completed the transition just yet, but it is coming along. Here is a screenshot of an activity. More information to come in the next few weeks.
¶ Published Thursday, May 13th In Announcements - No Comments »
At Nimonik, we strive to help canadian businesses better manage their environmental compliance issues. To do that, we have partnered with a number of organisations and are now offering live updates on their websites. If your association is interested in this kind of partnership, please contact us. We offer live updates on Federal and Ontario issues on the following websites: Compliance Solutions Canada Legislation Product Guide Partners in Project Green compliance resources
¶ Published Monday, February 15th In Announcements - No Comments »
The main Nimonikapp site is currently down. We are working hard to fix the situation. No data has been lost. We will post when the site is back up and running. Contact us if you have questions or concerns. UPDATE (16/02/2010 10:30AM): The site is back up and running normally, we apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused.
¶ Published Monday, February 1st In Announcements - No Comments »
As a special offer, we are posting all of our environmental guidance text in all of the jursidictions available to non-members. This is a temporary offer for one week, please let us know what you think and feel free to sign-up for an account. Here are our topics and sub-topics: Click here to access all of the topics listed below. Air Emissions Prohibitions and Approvals Ambient Air Quality Standards Air Emissions Standards Combustion Emissions Standards Monitoring and Reporting Vehicle Emissions Other Requirements Approvals, Authorizations or Permits Approvals, Authorizations or Permits Contaminated Sites New contamination Investigation of suspected contamination Registration ofRead the Rest…
¶ Published Monday, November 30th In Announcements - No Comments »
We are phasing out one of our plans, the Basic Plan. The basic plan offered access to updates, topics and legislation – but no legal register functionality. Over the past year and a half we have found all of our new clients have required legal register functionality and the clients on the basic plan were not completely satisfied with their service. For clients who are on the basic plan, we will keep it active until your subscription comes up for renewal – you will then be able to upgrade or downgrade your account. Shortly we will be adding a newRead the Rest…
¶ Published Thursday, November 26th In Announcements - No Comments »
At Nimonik, we are currently developing an NPRI reporting tool that will help Canadian companies easily calculate emissions from multiple facilities and, if thresholds are met, report their findings to the government. This release is intended to gauge interest from potential clients who would be willing to subscribe to such a service and solicit any feedback about their expectations on how an NPRI reporting tool can work best. Typically, NPRI figures are calculated in excel, compiled for multiple facilities and reported to the government via their OWNERS website. Our tool would be conceived to allow you to easily calculate NPRIRead the Rest…
¶ Published Tuesday, November 24th In Announcements - 1 Comment »
We are very pleased to announce that the ISO 14000 Store, which offers useful tools for building and maintaining an ISO 14001 EMS, is working with us to deliver EMS documentation and environmental regulation to our clients. They have graciously provided us with a number of EMS documents you might find useful, these documents are part of a larger package they offer on their website. 4 Procedures: Environmental Aspects Legal Requirements Objectives & Targets Environmental Programs and 1 Work instruction Water Conservation More documents just added: Powerpoint presentation on ISO 14001 Initial environmental review Gap Analysis Tool Full List ofRead the Rest…
¶ Published Monday, September 7th In Announcements, Miscellaneous - No Comments »
In August, I wrote an article, titled Saas for Environmental Compliance in the Purchasing B2B magazine, a Rogers Media publication. In the piece, I tried to layout the rationale for buying software as a service instead of a one-time purchase. Amongst other things, the article explains, In many companies, general counsel and legal departments are responsible for keeping the company up to date on constant changes to the law. But procurement departments can also take an active role in searching for simple and affordable solutions in this area. Software as a service (SaaS) and Web 2.0 technology have the powerRead the Rest…
¶ Published Thursday, May 28th In Announcements, Environment, Miscellaneous - No Comments »
Climatologists and financial modellers share more than we might think, or like. Fundamentally, both climate and financial models propose bold predictions based on highly sophisticated mathematical systems. One has already collapsed and the other will too. Both the planet’s climate and the financial system are very, very complex beasts. Yet, people in both camps claim an ability to roughly model and predict their behaviour. Nicholas Taleb, a very popular figure these days and author of The Black Swan and Fooled by Randomness, has long prophesized that the mathematical models used in the financial world were useless because of large unpredictableRead the Rest…
¶ Published Sunday, April 12th In Announcements - No Comments »
Just made a quick overview (see below) of the Topics section of Nimonik, Higher Quality Video here. Today, we have 18 topics that cover canadian environmental obligations, these topics include: Air Emissions Approvals, Authorizations or Permits Contaminated Sites Emergency Situations Environmental Impact Assessments Fuel Transfers General Waste Management and Stewardship Halocarbons Hazardous Material Management Hazardous Waste Management PCB Management Pesticide Management Petroleum Products Storage Tanks Pollution Inventories Transportation of Dangerous Goods Transportation of Hazardous Wastes Used Oil Management Wastewater Discharges Consult the federal topics, free of charge here.
¶ Published Monday, April 6th In Announcements, Environment - No Comments »
We are very pleased to announce that we are working with Ethipedia to improve the best practices found in Nimonik. Ethipedia.net offers sustainability best practices on issues ranging from energy management, to travel and waste remediation. Started by the team at Ethiquette, and funded by the CSN’s Fondaction group, the site is designed to allow people to easily share and comment on best practices. Though Ethipedia is just getting off the ground, with its list of partners, it is shaping up to be quite useful for environmentally concerned businesses. On another note, we have changed our best practices section toRead the Rest…
¶ Published Wednesday, April 1st In Announcements, Environment - No Comments »
In a bold move to counter criticism that his government is too timid on economic stimulus, Prime Minister Harper, along with all the provincial premiers, have announced bold plans to push Canada into a green 21st century. First, the leaders have jointly agreed to a cap and trade system that will see carbon emissions reduced by 70% in 20 years. Second, Alberta and the Federal authorities have placed a freeze on all new Tar Sands developments, as suggested by former premier Peter Lougheed. New projects will have to pass stringent environmental tests before approval. The Federal government and provincial leadersRead the Rest…
¶ Published Friday, March 20th In Announcements, Environment - No Comments »
Just came across a great plain language version of ISO 14001:2004, definitely our cup of tea. For example, the plain language version of the two sections relevant to Nimonik (section 4.3.2 and 4.5.2) are clearer, though slightly longer, than the official version. Nimonik has two partners who can help you get up to speed on ISO 14001 without all the paperwork. In Toronto, contact Shirley Segev (shirley@greenmark.ca) who works with Green Enterprise Toronto. Outside of Toronto, visit our friends at ISO 14000 store where they offer useful documents and tools to build your own EMS or go DOWNLOAD some free EMSRead the Rest…
