CBN
e-newsletter
November 2005
To advocate brownfields redevelopment as an essential component of sustainable communities and urban revitalization in Canada
CBN Mandate
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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
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Deliver outreach and capacity-building initiatives to raise awareness on the benefits of brownfields redevelopment
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Create linkages and connectivity between private industry, government agencies and non-governmental organizations
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Consolidate regional and local issues into an integrated plan for national and provincial action
CBN Select Achievements
- Nov
29-Dec 2 , 2005
Environmental Law & Regulation in Ontario
Toronto Ontario Canada - Nov
30, 2005
Year in Review 2005
Toronto Ontario Canada - 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 - Mar
7-10, 2006
Federal Contaminated Sites National Workshop
Ottawa Ontario 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
Announcements
Tel: (905) 822-4133
Fax. (905) 822-3558
info
(@canadianbrownfieldsnetwork.ca)
2070 Hadwen Road, Unit 201-A
Mississauga, ON, L5K 2C9
CBN Contacts
Tammy (@canadianbrownfieldsnetwork.ca)
Kevin (@canadianbrownfieldsnetwork.ca)
Wayne Coutinho
Project Manager
905-822-4133 ext. 235
Wayne (@canadianbrownfieldsnetwork.ca)
Angus (@canadianbrownfieldsnetwork.ca)
CBN has Enhanced its Website: We have changed the functionality, look and feel of the website and added new content and features. Please visit us at www.CanadianBrownfieldsNetwork.ca
Please note: If you joined the CBN at last year's Canadian Brownfields Conference and attended this year's conference, but did not renew your subscription, you will need to renew your membership in order to access the Members Features. To renew, click 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
- Bill
53 will ensure more timely land reclamation
Edmonton... Legislative amendments introduced in the Alberta Legislature on November 21st will ensure companies are able to access the land when additional cleanup work is required. Read the full article here.
- Government
of Canada awards $1.560 million to the Centre d'excellence de Montréal
en réhabilitation de sites (CEMRS)
The Honourable Jacques Saada, Minister of Canada Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Francophonie, today announced that the Centre d'excellence de Montréal en réhabilitation de sites (CEMRS) will receive $1.560 million to carry out a project aimed at finding technological solutions for the treatment of groundwater in Montréal's Technoparc district. [Full article] - Canadian
Brownfields Conference 2005 and Brownie Awards
The 2005 Conference was a great success with over 350 attendees. The workshop and speaker presentations along with the Brownie Award Winners and Finalist are accessible through the CBN website. Members must login to view or download presentations.
- Brownfields
Workshop in Banff:
The CBN and aboutREMEDIATION hosted a brownfields workshop in Banff, AB, on Oct. 19, prior to the Remediation Technologies (RemTech) Symposium. Redevelopment Approaches, Tools and Best Practices was a half day workshop that allowed participants to learn about and gain practical insight into the challenge and the “triple bottom line” benefits of redeveloping brownfield sites.
Workshop Presentations and Agenda are available on the website. - Brownfields
legislation and regulation update
Notice of mandatory filing requirement for records of site condition and public notification requirements for certificates of property use. [Full article]
Canadian Brownfields Chronicle
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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