Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

The statement reads, quote, RPRA is the regulator responsible for enforcing the tires regulation, which sets out requirements for tire producers to take financial responsibility and accountability for recycling used tires, including meeting recycling targets.

The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is responsible for creating and amending the regulations.

Our PRA is not responsible for the actual collection or recycling of tires.

Tire producers or their PROs are retained by our producer for the purpose of carrying out their regulatory obligations and are responsible for collecting and recycling tires across the province as per their requirements in the regulation.

The provincial government is in Chatham investigating the presence of dead fish in the Thames River.

The Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks was helping with the cleanup after the Greenfield Global Ethanol Plant Fire, which used firefighting foam.

That's toxic to fish, but the ministry is not sure if the two incidents are connected.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has cried foul over the Trump administration's plan to buy potash from Belarus and not Canada.

York One has agreed to let the municipality share the information, but adds that additional materials may be added from time to time.

The company suggests that the province's Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks may have more up-to-date information.

Chatham-Kent Fire and Rescue says no one was hurt in the blaze on Bloomfield Road in Chatham this morning.

Officials also say there's no indication that the air quality in and around the ethanol plant was impacted.

Adam Bell explains.

Teeswater Concrete has applied to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for approval to operate a ready-mix concrete plant in Strathroy.

If it moves ahead, Strathroy would continue a period of significant expansion for the family-owned company.

The company now lists seven locations on its website, with a newer Arthur plant joining local locations like Teeswater, Clinton, Tiberton, Hanover and Brussels.

Adam Bell has more.

The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has approved amended stormwater works for the Southgate Renewables Facility at 160 Eco Parkway.

The province describes the project as an industrial facility that will produce renewable natural gas from biodegradable organic waste.

The biogas will be injected into the Enbridge Natural Gas Distribution System.