Announcements

Manitoba fieldSurvey on Chemical Exposures and Women's Health

The National Network on Environments and Women's Health, in collaboration with the Canadian Women's Health Network, is conducting a survey on people's daily exposures to chemicals. They are trying to gather information from as broad a range of people in Canada as possible, with a particular interest in responses from women. The survey will be online until March 24th. Please fill it in and encourage others to do so as well (it only takes a few minutes). The results from the survey, which will be submitted to Health Canada, will be published on later this spring. Please complete the survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PBGRWGC.

Delegate Selections - ENGO Participation in International Biodiversity Day Activities

The RCEN has selected thirteen lead environmental NGO groups in each province and territory to carry out outreach and education activities for the International Day for Biodiversity (IDB) on May 22, 2010. This year’s IDB theme is “Biodiversity, Development and Poverty Alleviation”. Selected ENGOs will collaborate with the RCEN Biodiversity Caucus and Environment Canada’s Ecosystems and Biodiversity Priorities Division to prepare IDB outreach plans, carry out outreach and education activities and write a final report on these activities. View the list of selected delegates

Delegate Selections - ENGO Participation in the Food Regulatory Advisory Committee

The RCEN has selected one ENGO delegate to participate in the Food Regulatory Advisory Committee (FRAC). This multi-stakeholder committee will provide Health Canada’s Food Directorate (FD) with broad expert strategic policy advice on the safety of food products. The selected ENGO delegate is Josh Brandon, Resource Conservation Manitoba. The alternate delegate is Gabrielle Kretzschmar, New Brunswick Partners in Agriculture. The first meeting of the FRAC will take place in May 2010. More information

Delegate Selections - Consultation on Pollution Prevention Planning Notice in respect to Toluene Diisocyanates

The RCEN has selected two ENGO delegates to participate in a consultation to discuss the development of the proposed Pollution Prevention Planning Notice for the Urethane and Miscellaneous Foam Sector (excluding Polystyrene), with focus on Toluene Diisocyanates. The selected ENGO delegates are Fe de Leon, Canadian Environmental Law Association, and Mary Richardson, Crooked Creek Conservancy Society of Athabasca. The alternate delegate is Sandra Boswell, The Allergy & Environmental Illness Group. The consultation will take place on March 22 in Ottawa. More information

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