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Please see link for inspection of the Contingency Plan 2018-11-06_Newpaper_Inspection_Notice   If you have any questions or concerns regarding the plan please contact Kayla at Environmentalcoordinator@rsmin.ca  Read More

In accordance with the requirements of Section 7.1(1) of the Environmental Assessment Act (EAA), the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ministry) is hereby giving notice of the completion of the Ministry Review (Review) of the amended Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Hardrock Project.  The Review will now be made available for available for a five (5) week public inspection and comment period.Read More

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) has begun the comment period on the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) Report and potential federal EA conditions for the Hardrock Gold Mine Project. Please find attached a letter from the Agency with details and next steps for this comment period.Read More

The MNRF recognizes the importance of collaborating with Indigenous communities and organizations on matters related to fish and wildlife.  On May 31, 2017, the ministry had proposed changes to regulations under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 supporting the development of Ontario’s new hunting and fishing licensing system. These regulatory amendments apply to the rules for provincially licensed hunters and anglers and do not change any aspect of licensing for members of Aboriginal communities in Ontario exercising Aboriginal and/or treaty rights.  The ministry is committed to respecting constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights.  As such, members of Aboriginal communitiesRead More

On December 5th, 2017, RSMIN was forwarded the EBR link 013-1634, “Developing a Voluntary Carbon Offsets Program for Ontario”. The Voluntary Carbon Offsets Program for Ontario is currently in the beginning stages of development, therefore the MOECC is looking to receive feedback and innovative ideas from our community to help steer the program’s development. The discussion paper highlights the purpose of the program and how it will help to combat climate change. The paper also outlines how the Voluntary Offset credits differ from the Cap and Trade off set credits; please see the link for full details http://www.downloads.ene.gov.on.ca/envision/env_reg/er/documents/2017/013-1634_DisPaper.pdf.   ARead More