Yves Faguy and Dianne Saxe recently had the chance to sit down and talk environmental enforcement and liability in Ontario, here is the result:

Be sure to download our report on environmental fines in Canada here.

Richard Bereti of the Vancouver firm, Harper Grey LLP, discusses the pros and cons of risk-based remediation vs. numerically- based remuneration, as well as the prospects for new rules on limited liability for contaminated sites in BC.

Next week our iPhone app will be available for the iPad. The larger surface allows you to navigate and take notes more easily. All of our iPhone users get a free upgrade. This quick video outlines the app, but the only way to truly experience it is to get a hands on demo. Contact us today to find out how you can audit and verify your environmental, health, safety and quality standards on the iPad. The app ships with ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 9001, Ontario and Quebec environmental audit lists.

The site was redesigned a month ago and we now have a new overview of NimonikApp.ca, take a look below. We are making it better every day, many more new features are in the pipeline. It’s about 5 minutes long and should give you a good idea of how we handle updates, legal registers and environmental legislation.

It has just been revealed by Le Devoir that Aquafina, a Pepsi company, extracts over 540 million litres of water from the Montreal system every year. In compensation, they pay 526 816 $ in municipal taxes. It is unclear how this compares to other jurisdictions or how much it costs for the city to treat all that water, so we should not jump to any conclusions. That being said, the amount seems slightly low, amounting to 10 cents per litre.

With Québec set to impose new fees on water extraction, it may be time to take another look at the fees companies pay to produce bottled drinks. Take a look at our video with Hervé Pagot on les redevances sur l’eau for more information.