Your Voice, The Power to Change
Attached is a notice from the Union representing the Utility Workers regarding the preferred vendor for the proposed the Durham/York incinerator, Covanta Energy. T
Besides health concerns the financial implications of this project are frightening to many Durham residents. Property Tax hikes are likely, few jobs are prosposed
Please circulate this email and spread the word.
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More than ever, the public knows that environmental issues - read more
The CAW Health, Safety & Environment department fights for better laws and information on substances found in the workplace.
This office also helps local unions set up programs to eliminate hazardous conditions in the workplace and assists local union discussion leaders and national representatives to conduct health and safety training programs.
The department publishes a CAW Health and Safety & Environment Newsletter, [...]
EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY (EPR)
Taking it Back: The Next Generation of 3R’s
Conference Report, Sept 20-21/2002
“Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a policy principle to promote total lifecycle environment improvements of product systems by extending responsibilities of the manufacturer of the product to various parts of the product’s life cycle, and especially to the take-back, [...]
For two years a coalition of Toxic Free Canada, the Canadian Cancer Society and the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment have been working for province-wide restrictions on the use of toxic pesticides — and now delegates to the Union of B.C. Municipalities have listened.
Toxic Substances bill would protect consumers
March 12, 2009
OTTAWA March 11 [...]
RELATED LINKS
Legal Resources
Access to Justice Network (ACJNET)
http://www.acjnet.org/
LawGuru
http://www.lawguru.com
The Canadian Institute for Law and Policy
Provides leadership in the research and development of environmental law and policy that promotes the public interest and the principles of sustainability.
http://www.cielap.org/
RELATED LINKS
Worker’s Compensation Board
Alberta
http://www.wcb.ab.ca/
British Columbia
http://www.worksafebc.com/Default.asp
Manitoba
http://www.wcb.mb.ca/
New Brunswick
http://www.whscc.nb.ca/english/home.htm
Newfoundland
http://www.whscc.nf.ca/
Nova Scotia
http://www.wcb.ns.ca/
Ontario
http://www.wsib.on.ca/wsib/wsibsite.nsf/public/homepage
Quebec
http://www.csst.qc.ca/
Saskatchewan
http://www.wcbsask.com/
An Amazing number of Canadian and U.S. state sites for compensation boards can be found by doing a
YAHOO! Search on Workers Compensation.
RELATED LINKS
Government Resources
Ministry of Labour
Provides links to Ministry of Labour agencies such as the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals tribunal (WSIAT) and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB- currently constructing a new site), the Office of the Employer Adviser (OEA) and the Office of the Worker Adviser (site currently under [...]
Activist Sites
International Labour Organization (ILO)
http://www.ilo.org
Finland Institute of Occupational Health
The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health is a research and advisory institute whose main tasks are research, training of occupational health and safety professionals, provision of advisory services, and dissemination of information.
http://www.ttl.fi/Internet/English/default.htm
International Agency for Research on Cancer
IARC’s mission is to coordinate and [...]
RELATED LINKS
CAW National Home Page
Workers Health and Safety Center
National Pollution Release Inventory
Recycling Council of Ontario
Canadian Cancer Stat Center
USA Environmental Protection Agency
USA EPA Ecotox Database
CAW Local 222
Friends of the Farewell
Enviro Web Directory
Lake Ontario Waterkeeper
Zero Waste 4 Zero Burning
CAW Windsor Regional Environmental Council