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Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure (MB)
Manitoba wants feedback on plans to twin Provincial Trunk Highway 3, the road connecting south Winnipeg to PTH 100. Traffic has been growing due to commercial and industrial development along this corridor. The province has developed a preferred...
Why This Matters: Drive on McGillivray Boulevard or PTH 3 south of Winnipeg? This project could ease your commute. The road is getting busier as more businesses move into the area. Twinning would add lanes and new traffic signals at key intersections.
Community Planning
Transportation
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Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change (NS)
Atlantic Mining wants to build an open-pit gold mine about 95 km northeast of Halifax. The mine would process 2 million tonnes of ore per year for six years, with gold concentrate trucked 76 km to Touquoy Mine for final processing. Both federal and...
Why This Matters: Live near Fifteen Mile Stream or along the trucking route? This mine could affect local water quality, wildlife, and road traffic. Mining brings jobs but also environmental risks. Your input helps decide if the project goes ahead and under what conditions.
Environmental Assessment
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
Open for Input
Ontario Energy Board (ON)
Alectra Utilities, Ontario's second-largest electricity distributor, is asking the Ontario Energy Board to approve new rates for 2027-2031. This "cost of service" review determines how much you pay on the delivery portion of your electricity bill...
Why This Matters: Live in Brampton, Mississauga, Hamilton, St. Catharines, or Guelph? Alectra delivers your power. The delivery charge on your bill could change based on this decision. Dozens of customers have already submitted comments expressing concerns about rising costs.
Regulations & Permits
Finance & Consumer
Natural Resources
Closed
Ontario Energy Board (ON)
The Ontario Energy Board is reviewing Enbridge Gas's proposed rates for 2026. This affects what millions of Ontario households and businesses pay for natural gas delivery. The case has already received dozens of public comments and a settlement...
Why This Matters: Heat your home with natural gas? This decision directly affects your monthly bill. Enbridge Gas serves most of Ontario, so rate changes touch millions of households. Even small percentage changes add up over a year of heating.
Regulations & Permits
Finance & Consumer
Natural Resources
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Treasury Board and Finance (AB)
Alberta asked residents to help shape the 2019 provincial budget. The government wanted input on spending priorities while the province worked to reduce its deficit during economic recovery. Almost 30,000 Albertans participated through telephone...
Why This Matters: Provincial budgets affect everything from healthcare wait times to school funding to road repairs. This was your chance to tell the government what mattered most to you. With pipeline issues hurting Alberta's economy, the stakes were high for families and businesses alike.
Budget
Economy & Jobs
Finance & Consumer
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Alberta Health (AB)
After an E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares in 2023, Alberta is rethinking food safety rules. The government wants to know if restaurants should display inspection grades—like the letter grades you see in some cities. They're also considering a...
Why This Matters: Eat out? Order takeout? This affects you. Inspection grades would let you see how clean a restaurant's kitchen is before you order. Parents with kids in daycare should pay attention too—this started because of a serious outbreak that made children sick.
Policy & Studies
Agriculture & Food
Health & Safety
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Ministry of Forests (BC)
British Columbia is developing a Forest Landscape Plan for the Mackenzie Timber Supply Area—over 6 million hectares of northern BC forest. The plan will guide where logging can happen, how forests are managed, and how to balance old-growth...
Why This Matters: Love fishing, hiking, or camping in northern BC? This plan affects where you can go. Work in forestry or a sawmill? It shapes job security in the region. Care about old-growth trees and wildlife habitat? Your input helps set priorities. Even if you don't live in Mackenzie, BC's forests belong to...
Community Planning
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
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Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
The Ontario Ministry of Environment is considering issuing a Certificate of Property Use for a contaminated property in Toronto's west end. A risk assessment found contaminants on site, and the certificate would set rules for how the land can be...
Why This Matters: Live near Bloor and Kipling? This property is being prepared for residential development. The certificate ensures contamination is managed before homes are built. Future residents and neighbours should know what safeguards will be in place.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Housing & Communities
Closed
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
R. W. Tomlinson Limited wants to update its air emissions permit for a quarry and asphalt plant in Ottawa. The new permit would cover all emission sources at the site, including crushing operations, asphalt production, and material handling...
Why This Matters: Live near Birchgrove Road in Ottawa? This facility releases benzene, nickel, and other pollutants into the air. The permit sets limits on what they can emit. If you're concerned about air quality in your neighbourhood, this is your chance to weigh in.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Closed
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
Kromet International, an aluminum parts manufacturer in Cambridge, Ontario, wants to amend its air emissions permit. The company is adding new caustic tanks, rinse tanks, and ventilation equipment to its facility on Langs Drive. The permit covers...
Why This Matters: Live or work near Langs Drive in Cambridge? This facility releases nitrogen oxides and sodium hydroxide into the air. The company wants to add new equipment that could change what gets emitted. If you have concerns about air quality in your neighbourhood, now's the time to speak up.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Closed
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
A developer wants to build a sewage treatment system for a new warehouse and office complex in Whitby, Ontario. The system would handle up to 59,000 liters of wastewater daily using underground treatment tanks and dispersal beds. Ontario's...
Why This Matters: Live near Halls Road North in Whitby? This sewage system would be built in your neighbourhood. If you rely on well water nearby, you might want to know how treated wastewater will be dispersed underground.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Closed
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
Ontario Custom Aggregates wants to build a new aggregate washing plant at their Jigs Hollow Pit in West Montrose. They're asking for approval to handle the wastewater. The system would use three ponds in a closed loop—water gets used, settles in two...
Why This Matters: Live near West Montrose or the Township of Woolwich? This facility would operate close to you. If you rely on well water or care about local water quality, this approval could affect your area. The closed-loop system is designed to prevent discharge, but the ministry may still require monitoring.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
Closed
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
A gravel company near Norwich, Ontario wants to renew its permit to take water from a well and two municipal ditches. The water is used for making concrete and washing gravel. This is a 10-year renewal classified as low environmental risk.
Why This Matters: Live near Highway 59 in Norwich? This permit affects local water resources. If you rely on a private well nearby, you might want to know about industrial water taking in your area. The company can take up to 979,200 litres per day from municipal ditches during spring months.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
Closed
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
VEI Contracting wants to expand the chemicals it can use when cleaning up contaminated soil and groundwater at sites across Ontario. The company already has a permit for mobile remediation equipment. This amendment would add 13 new types of...
Why This Matters: Live near a contaminated site being cleaned up? This permit affects what chemicals can be used. The mobile equipment operates at various locations across Ontario, so future cleanup projects in your area could use these new treatment methods.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Closed
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (ON)
Southview Hydrovac wants to open a facility in Port Perry that processes liquid soil slurry from hydro-vac trucks and drilling operations. The 9-acre site at 144 North Port Road would receive up to 300 cubic metres of material daily, separating...
Why This Matters: Live near Port Perry? This facility would operate six days a week in your area. Truck traffic on North Port Road would increase. If you have concerns about noise, dust, or environmental impacts, now's the time to speak up.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Closed
Ministry of Mines (ON)
STLLR Gold Inc. wants to drill 37 test holes in historic mining tailings near Timmins. They're sampling the old Hollinger Tailings Stack to figure out what minerals are left and plan future cleanup. Work would start this December and wrap up by...
Why This Matters: Live near the old Hollinger mine site in Timmins? This sampling project is the first step toward cleaning up decades-old tailings. The drilling itself is small-scale, but it sets the stage for bigger remediation decisions down the road.
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources