2003 News Releases and Media Backgrounders

January February March April May June July August September October

News Releases after October 23, 2003

October

October 22, 2003	Sarnia Golf And Curling Club Limited Fined $32,500
October 22, 2003	Power Grow Systems Inc. Fined $20,000
October 21, 2003	MDS Inc. Fined $30,000 For Failing To Report Drinking Water Test Results
October 11, 2003	Smog Advisory Lifted
October 10, 2003	Notice of Smog Advisory Fact Sheet: Smog Advisories in Ontario
October 3, 2003	Prison Sentence, Fines Totaling $37,000 Handed Down In Case Involving Ottawa-Area Auto Parts Operation

September

September 23, 2003	New "Green Facts" On Well Safety Available
September 17, 2003	City of Vaughan Fined Total of $32,000

August

August 21, 2003	Smog Advisory Lifted
August 21, 2003	Notice of Expanded Smog Advisory
August 19, 2003	Notice of Smog Advisory
August 15, 2003	Smog Advisory Lifted
August 14, 2003	Notice of Smog Advisory
August 1, 2003	Smog Advisory Lifted (for Sarnia-Lambton, Windsor-Essex-Chatham-Kent)
August 1, 2003	Smog Advisory Lifted
August 1, 2003	Eves Government to Protect Rural Drinking Water
August 1, 2003	Eves Government Toughens Waste Disposal Rules: Regulation bans spreading of untreated portable toilet waste Fact Sheet: Banning the Spreading of Untreated Portable Toilet Waste

July

July 31, 2003	Notice of Smog Advisory
July 28, 2003	KJH Consultants Inc. and Company Director Fined Total of $35,000
July 26, 2003	Smog Advisory Lifted
July 25, 2003	Notice of Expanded Smog Advisory
July 25, 2003	Milestone Agreement Reached on Accreditation of Drinking Water Laboratories
July 24, 2003	Notice of Smog Advisory
July 22, 2003	Norampac Fined $25,000 For Failing To Comply With Environmental Order
July 15, 2003	Greenhouse Owner Fined For Failing To Comply With Environment Ministry Order
July 4, 2003	Smog Advisory Lifted
July 4, 2003	Smog Advisory Lifted
July 4, 2003	Backgrounder: Declaration Order for Forest Management
July 3, 2003	Notice of Expanded Smog Advisory
July 2, 2003	Notice of Expanded Smog Advisory
July 1, 2003	Notice of Smog Advisory

June

June 30, 2003	N & N Auto Repairs Inc. Fined $30,000
June 30, 2003	Scavenger Recycle Fined $115,000 For Waste Offences
June 26, 2003	Smog Advisory Lifted Across the Province
June 26, 2003	Smog Advisory Lifted in One Region
June 25, 2003	Ontario’s Smog Patrol Targets Smoking Vehicles Media Backgrounder: Ontario’s Smog Patrol Prepares For Smog Season
June 24, 2003	AWS Engineers & Planners Corp. Fined $30,000
June 23, 2003	Notice of Expanded Smog Advisory
June 23, 2003	Fact Sheet: Eves Government Committed To Tackling Smog
June 22, 2003	Notice of Smog Advisory
June 19, 2003	Eves Government To Strengthen Used Tires Regulation To Help Prevent The Spread Of West Nile Virus Media Backgounder: The Ministry Of The Environment's Actions To Address Used Tires And West Nile Virus
June 19, 2003	Office of the Premier Backgrounder: Boards Appointed For Clean Water Legacy Trust And Centre of Excellence
June 16, 2003	Eves Government Toughens Standards For Drinking Water Testing Labs
June 9, 2003	Golf Course Operator Charged With Failing To Meet Requirements Of Water Permit
June 3, 2003	Environment Ministry Taking Strong Action To Reduce Illegal Tire Stockpiles
June 2, 2003	David Malayi And Thomas Nzyimi Convicted Under The Environmental Protection Act

May

May 6, 2003

Ontario Expands Smog Advisory Program

Media Backgrounder: Air Quality Information In Ontario
Fact Sheet: Ontario's Air Quality Index Network

May 5, 2003

Backgrounder: New Drinking Water Systems Regulation

April

April 25, 2003	Eves Government Moves to Cut Truck and Bus Pollution Fact Sheet: Tighter Emissions Standards for Big Trucks and Buses are Part of Drive Clean's Continuous Improvement
April 21, 2003	Eves Government Takes Action On Sourcewater Protection (Premier's Web site) Media Backgrounder: Managing Ontario's Water Resources With Permits To Take Water Media Backgrounder: Taking Action To Protect Ontario’s Drinking Water At Source Media Backgrounder: Protecting Ontario’s Drinking Water: Toward A Watershed-Based Source Protection Planning Framework Fact Sheet: Advisory Committee On Watershed-Based Source-Protection Planning
April 16, 2003	Waste Diversion Ontario To Tackle Used Tires And Oil Ernie Eves Government To Invest $1 Million To Clean Up Used Tires
April 14, 2003	Eves Government Invests Additional $5 Million To Help Protect Groundwater Fact Sheet: Provincial Funding for Groundwater Studies
April 10, 2003	Eves Government Introduces Tougher Rules For Well Construction And Decommissioning Backgrounder: Ontario Amends Wells Regulation
April 8, 2003	Fact Sheet: Preventing The Spread Of West Nile Virus
April 7, 2003	Eves Government Implements Another Water Commitment
April 1, 2003	Guelph Slaughterhouse Charged With Spilling Diesel Fuel And Hydraulic Oil

March

March 25, 2003	Drinking Water Testing Labs To Be Licensed
March 24, 2003	Township Of Tay Charged Under Ontario Water Resources Act
March 21, 2003	Ministry of Agriculture and Food: Eves Government Responds To Public Consultations With New Direction On Nutrient Management
March 21, 2003	Waste Diversion Ontario Delivers Blue Box Funding Plan
March 21, 2003	Eves Government Releases New Advice on Ontario Sport Fish
March 17, 2003	Crown Cork & Seal Canada Inc. Charged With Odour-Related Offences
March 17, 2003	Ontario Implements Key Canada-Wide Air Standards Media Backgrounder: Ontario Moves Forward on Implementing Canada-wide Standards to Reduce Air Pollutants
March 13, 2003	Backgrounder: Declaration Order for Forest Management
March 10, 2003	Ontario Government Proposes New Rules to Protect the Earth's Ozone Layer Media Backgrounder: Ontario Government Proposes To Accelerate The Phase-Out Of Ozone-Depleting Substances
March 5, 2003	Ministry of the Environment Releases Beachville Area Air Monitoring Report
March 4, 2003	King Township Charged With Failing To Notify Environment Ministry Of Water Test Results

February

February 26, 2003	OMYA (Canada) Inc. Charged With Waste Offences
February 21, 2003	Stockwell Visiting Train Derailment Site Near Belleville
February 21, 2003	Ministry Orders Context (High Park) Inc.
February 18, 2003	Genuine Springs Inc. Charged With Permit To Take Water Infraction
February 18, 2003	Environment Ministry Charges Crompton Co. And Employee
February 13, 2003	Stockwell Orders Action on Derailment near Parry Sound
February 5, 2003	Huron East Twp Farmer Charged Under Ontario Water Resources Act
February 5, 2003	Foleyet Local Services Board Charged Under Ontario Water Resources Act
February 5, 2003	Town Of Whitchurch-Stouffville Charged Under Ontario Water Resources Act

January

January 28, 2003	City Of Dryden Charged With Non-Compliance With Direction To Report On Sewage Works
January 24, 2003	Clean Harbors Incinerator To Reduce Air Emissions Four Years Ahead Of Schedule
January 20, 2003	City of Quinte West Charged Under Ontario Water Resources Act
January 16, 2003	Township of Mapleton charged under Ontario Water Resources Act
January 15, 2003	Backgrounder: New Drinking Water Regulation
January 9, 2003	Proposed Landfill To Undergo Environmental Assessment
January 3, 2003	Safer Drinking Water Tops 2002 Environmental Accomplishments
January 3, 2003	Eves Government Moves Ahead On Updating Air Standards Media Backgrounder: Setting And Implementing Ontario's Air Standards Fact Sheet: Air Quality Standards in Ontario

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