Environment committee  Yes, recently.

Environment committee  This was the eighth agreement negotiation. Some processes are under way, even during negotiations. These negotiations have taken a lot of time, but they did not have a negative impact on the work that the province and the federal government are doing on the Great Lakes water qual

Environment committee  It is an information program for the municipalities. There is a website and a training program for municipalities to implement efforts to prevent the negative effect of climate change, such as severe storms and things like that.

Environment committee  One of my colleagues is responsible for this file. Indeed, the experimental station has been transferred and the Ministry of the Environment has signed an agreement with an institute to continue to operate the scientific station. Lastly, research is being done not only on the wat

Environment committee  I'm not really aware of the details of the research, but I suppose that a few aspects might be related to the water quality in the Great Lakes.

Environment committee  I will get the information and send it to the committee.

Environment committee  I am the lead negotiator for Ontario. We are pleased to have concluded negotiations with my colleague from Environment Canada. The process to have the agreement approved by the authorities of both governments is currently under way.

Environment committee  I mentioned some work on wetlands during my presentation. As was indicated before, the wetlands are very important because they're a habitat for wildlife and fish. Therefore, we're mapping the significant wetlands in the province. This mapping leads to understanding them, catalo

Environment committee  On the water quality?

Environment committee  I would say that Ontario has a very rigorous water protection system. I will let my colleague Brian Nixon talk to that, being as it's his specialty, but it is composed of source protection legislation and testing legislation. As well, the recommendations from the Walkerton commis

Environment committee  Randle Reef is an area in Hamilton bay that has contaminated sediment from long-term steel and other operations nearby. It has been an area of cooperation between the governments of Canada and Ontario, some local governments, and also companies in the area. I understand that th

Environment committee  I don't think so. The work has just started.

Environment committee  The contamination in the area is mostly coal tar, which contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. There are carcinogenic compounds in it, so it is a concern for aquatic life in the harbour. Yes, waves and shipping would disturb the sediment and move that around, dispersing the to

Environment committee  The effort is to continue the restoration of the areas of concern. Over the next five years, the goal is to complete priority actions for the delisting of five areas of concern: Nipigon Bay, Peninsula Harbour, Niagara River, Bay of Quinte, and the St. Lawrence River at Cornwall.

Environment committee  It's five, that's correct.