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Advisory Panel
The CBN Advisory Panel is comprised of brownfield practitioners and stakeholders from across Canada and acts as the organization’s “brain trust”, providing direction to the CBN. Their goal is to coordinate Canadian interests and strengthen the brownfields redevelopment industry.
Specific objectives of the Advisory Panel:
- Promote national and regional interest.
- Assist in implementing key recommendations from the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy’s National Brownfield Redevelopment Strategy for Canada.
- Act as a liaison between government, stakeholders and practitioners.
- Identify key areas of research on site remediation and brownfields redevelopment.
- Promote discussion of these key issues and solutions throughout Canada using the online networking forum and directory (www.canadianbrownfieldsnetwork.ca), regional events/workshops, and a national Brownfields Conference.
The Advisory Panel members were chosen from a select group of people who are recognized as leaders in the brownfields industry. The Panel consists of 21 members and the Chair. The Panel represents the following sectors and regions:
- Insurance, Finance, Municipal Government, Property Owners, Developers, Technical Practitioners, Planners, Law, Real Estate, Academia, Communications and national organizations involved in brownfields (CMHC, FCM, NRTEE, CREA)
- Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario, Western Canada, UK Partnership, US Partnership, and National Organizations
Chair:
- Ross, Angus, President, L& A Concepts. (bio)
Current Advisory Panel Members:
- Bobechko, Janet, Partner, Blaney McMurtry LLP, Toronto . (bio)
- Ceschi-Smith, Marguerite, Marguerite, Councillor, City of Brantford; Brownfield Committee Member, Federation of Canadian Municipalities; and recipient of Brownfielder of the Year, CUI Brownie Awards. (bio)
- Evans, James, Manager of Risk Assessment with the Royal Bank of Canada; and Member of the Canadian Bankers Association, Toronto. (bio)
- Harper, Dave, Managing Partner - Environmental Risk Management, Kilmer Brownfield Management Ltd., Toronto (bio)
- Jacques, Steve Manager, Market Analysis & Research, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Toronto. (bio)
- Ladd, Jon, Chief Executive, the British Urban Regeneration Association (BURA), London, England. (bio)
- Latham, Todd, President, We Communications Inc., Toronto. (bio)
- Little-Collins, Christine Regional Manager for Canada, National Accounts, AIG Environmental, Toronto. (bio)
- Miller Wagner, Danielle, Director, Brownfields Program, International City/Council Managers Association, Washington. (bio)
- Prior, Bonnie Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), Ottawa. (bio)
- Shishido, Ron, Partner, Dillon Consulting Ltd.; President, Canadian Institute of Planners, Markham. (bio)
- Silva, Adolfo, National Director, Environmental Affairs, Canadian Petroleum Products Institute; and Member, Atlantic PIRI. (bio)
- Stiebel, Bill, Vice President, Principal Consultant, Jacques Whitford, Markham. (bio)
- van Velzen, Kevan, Manager, Environmental Assessment & Liabilities, City of Calgary. (bio)
- Vincent, George Senior Regulatory Affairs Advisory, Devon Estates - ESSO Imperial Oil, Oakville. (bio)
- Westeinde, Jeff Partner, Windmill Development Group & Quantum Group, Ottawa. (bio)
Previous Advisory Panel Members:
- Brennan, Jim, Director, External Relations, Canadian Real Estate Association, Ottawa. (bio)
- Côté, Jacques, Director General, Société du Havre de Montréal.
- Daigneault, Robert, Independent Lawyer specialized in brownfields, Montreal.
- Dobson-Parks, Kate, Regional Manager of AIG Environmental, Toronto.
- Fink, Sylvestre, Transportation, Environment Canada, formerly Project Officer with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Ottawa.
- Friedmann, Peter, General Manager for Ontario, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Toronto.
- Jacques, Hector, Chairman, Jacques Whitford, Dartmouth.
- Millette, Louise, Director of the Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering Department at Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal.
- Morin, Daniel, Director, Contaminated Sites, DDH Environnement ltée, Montreal.
- Pilon, Adrien, Vice-president, Montreal Centre of Excellence for Brownfields Restoration; and Director, Environment Sector, NRC-BRI, Montreal.
- Salloum, Doug, Manager of Project Development and Portfolio Risk, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Ottawa.
- Stevens, John, President, Devon Estates, Toronto and Calgary, owner of sites operated by Imperial Oil Ltd.
- Van Belleghem, Joe, President & CEO, Windmill Development Group, Victoria.
- Villemaire, Brian, Realtor, J.J. Barnicke Ltd.; and recipient of Brownfielder of the Year, Canadian Urban Institute Brownie Awards, Burlington.