John Georgakopoulos

The Receiver for Northwood Recycling & Energy Inc. appealed a Director's Order requiring work at a waste disposal site.

Following an inspection confirming full compliance with the work items, the parties reached a settlement.

The Tribunal found the proposed settlement, which revoked the Director's Order and dismissed the proceeding, to be consistent with the purpose of the Environmental Protection Act and in the public interest.

The appellant appealed a Director's Order regarding a waste disposal site.

At a pre-hearing conference, the City of Oshawa and the Ummah Foundation sought and were granted participant status without objection.

The parties jointly requested and were granted an adjournment of the pre-hearing conference to allow for ongoing settlement discussions and to address a related jurisdictional motion filed in court.

The appellants appealed a Director's Order relating to the processing of agricultural material at a site in Kingsville.

The parties reached a settlement and proposed Minutes of Settlement to the Environmental Review Tribunal.

The Tribunal found the settlement to be consistent with the purpose and provisions of the Environmental Protection Act and in the public interest.

The Tribunal accepted the withdrawal of the appeals, dismissed the appeals, and directed the Director to issue an amended order pursuant to the Minutes of Settlement.

The appellants appealed a Director's Order requiring them to submit an application for an environmental compliance approval for air discharges at an agricultural material processing site.

The appellants brought a motion seeking a stay of Item 3 of the order pending the disposition of their appeals.

The Director consented to the stay without condition.

The Environmental Review Tribunal found no statutory bar to granting the stay and granted the motion on consent.

The appellant appealed an Environmental Compliance Approval issued to the instrument holder for sewage works at a motel.

Following a previous Tribunal order directing the reconsideration of certain variables, the parties agreed to revisions to the approval.

The Tribunal found that the proposed amendments satisfied its previous order, allowed the appeal in part, and ordered the Director to amend the approval accordingly, lifting the automatic stay.

The appellant appealed the terms and conditions of an Environmental Compliance Approval for sewage works.

Following the evidentiary hearing, the Tribunal issued a procedural order regarding written and oral closing submissions and a site visit.

The Tribunal ordered a perimeter walk of the site without requiring attendees to sign liability waivers or non-disclosure agreements.