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• Act as enabling mechanism to implement recommendations made by the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy for a national brownfields strategy
• Deliver outreach and capacity-building initiatives to raise awareness on the benefits of brownfields redevelopment
• Create linkages and connectivity between private industry, government agencies and non-governmental organizations
• Consolidate regional and local issues into an integrated plan for national and provincial action

• Jan 19 , 2006
  Sustainable Investing - will we reach a tipping point?
  Toronto Ontario Canada  
• Jan 26-27 , 2006
  ECO Canada Conference 2006 & the Environmental Employer of the Year Awards
  Toronto Ontario Canada 
• Feb 7, 2006
  FCM's Sustainable Communities National Conference and Trade Show 2006
  Ottawa Ontario Canada
• Mar 7-10, 2006
  Federal Contaminated Sites National Workshop
  Ottawa Ontario Canada

• November 7, 2005 - CBN Letter of Advocacy to Minister of Finance, The Honourable Ralph Goodale, P.C., M.P.
  RE: Deductibility of Interest and Other Expenses
  This letter was with respect to a policy initiative on the ongoing efforts to restrict the deductibility of interest and other expenses. (read more)
  This issue is of concern to the following respective organizations: CREA; Canadian Brownfields Network; Toronto Board of Trade; Direct Sellers Association; Canadian Institute of Mortgage Brokers and Lenders; Canadian Association of Home and Property Inspectors; Canadian Federation of Independent Business; and the Real Estate Institute of Canada;
• November 2005 - CBN made a joint submission with the CUI to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance recommending the deductibility of remediation expenses from other income;
• October 2005 - CBN joined with the Canadian Real Estate Association and other stakeholders to submit a letter to Finance Minister Goodale to recommend removal of proposed restrictions on the deductibility of interest and other expenses;

• Delivery of high profile conferences and workshops
  • Making it Happen, Redevelopment and Revitalization in Saint John, NB, Nov 18, 2005
  • Banff Brownfields Workshop, Oct 19, 2005
  • Canadian Brownfields Conference, Oct 13-14, 2005
  • FCM Green Municipal Fund's Financing Concept, Apr. 5, 2005
  • Removal of Liens and Tax Arrears, Mar. 9, 2005
• Membership base of more than 200 practitioners and stakeholders
  

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CBN Contacts

Tammy Lomas-Jylhä
Executive Director
905-822-4133 ext. 234
Tammy (@canadianbrownfieldsnetwork.ca)

Kevin Jones
Director
905-822-4133 ext. 232
Kevin (@canadianbrownfieldsnetwork.ca)

Wayne Coutinho
Project Manager
905-822-4133 ext. 235
Wayne (@canadianbrownfieldsnetwork.ca)

Angus Ross
Advisory Panel Chair
Angus (@canadianbrownfieldsnetwork.ca)

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Happy Holidays!

This is our last edition before the holidays and from all of us here at Canadian Brownfields Network, we would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season. Our office is closed from December 23rd 2005 to January 1st 2006 inclusive, and will re-open on January 2nd 2006.

• Action Niagara: The Economics of Smart Growth
  Sheraton Fallsview Hotel and Conference Centre (Dec 14, 2005)
  The Niagara Economic Development Corporation hosted this one-day event that provided inspiration and insight into the principles of smart growth that underscore community and set the tone for a longer-term process of assessing the region’s strengths, meeting challenges and building a common sense of purpose.
  This event was sponsored by: Niagara Economic Development Corporation, Niagara Region, Smarter Niagara, Canadian Urban Institute, aboutRemediation.com & Canadian Brownfields Network.
  Speakers included: Debbie Zimmerman - CEO of Grape Growers of Ontario Councillor for Grimsby; Storm Cunningham -Executive Director, Revitalization Institute; Hon. David Caplan - Minister, Public Infrastructure Renewal; Rino Mostacci - Director, Community Development and Services, Town of Fort Erie; Tony Miele - President and Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Realty Corporation; Cheeying Ho - Board Member, Vancity and Executive Director, SmartGrowth BC
  To view the presentation summaries click here.
  

• Breakfast Session/Announcement
  Brownfields Assume Centre Stage (December 16, 2005)
  The Canadian Urban Institute presented, jointly with the Canadian Brownfields Network (CBN), a Special Roundtable Breakfast where the Honourable John Gerretsen, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, gave an update on planning reform and brownfields redevelopment. The Minister announced the launch of a new one-ticket window, www.brownfields.ontario.ca, on the Ontario government website, and the appointment of a new Brownfields Coordinator, Marcia Wallace.
  Responses to Ontario Brownfield initiatives were provided by members of the Canadian Brownfields Network Advisory panel: Angus Ross, Chair, Canadian Brownfields Network Advisory Panel; Marguerite Ceschi-Smith, Brantford Councillor and chair of AMO's new Brownfields taskforce; Ron Shishido, MCIP, RPP, Partner, Dillon Consulting, and past president of both OPPI and CIP; Todd Latham, President, We Communications.
  

• Co-operative Education (co-op) opportunities with Seneca College
  Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology has three exciting and diverse co-op programs that may be of interest to you for the summer of 2006. For more information, read the posting here.
  

• New Corporate Members:
  We wish a warm welcome to the newest Corporate Members:
  • City of Kingston
  • Golder Associates
  • Lafarge North America
  • Quantum Environmental Group

CBN members are entitled to a complementary issue of HazMat Management Magazine, a new benefit of CBN membership. The magazine is the official publication of the Canadian Brownfields Network, and the Canadian Brownfields Chronicle is featured in four issues per year.

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