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
UPCOMING
EVENTS
CBN Select Achievements
March
23 and March 27
Ontario Brownfields Knowledge Workshop Series - Sarnia/Lambton
- March 23, 2006 York
Region - March 28, 2006
Mar
7-10, 2006
Federal Contaminated Sites National Workshop
Ottawa
Ontario Canada
March
28, 2006
The 2nd International Environmental Technology Verification Forum
Vancouver British Coulmbia Canada
March
29-31
GLOBE 2006 Conference
Vancouver British Columbia Canada
Brownfields
Workshop: Transforming Brownfields into Productive Community (February
3, 2006)
Presentation material for this workshop is now posted online. To view,
please visit the CBN Workshop
Presentations page.
Ontario
Brownfields Knowledge Workshop Series: Building Capacity for Brownfields
Redevelopment and Revitalization (February 23 - March 27 2006, Sudbury,
Kingston, Sarnia/Lambton, and York Region)
Presentation material for the Sudbury and Kingston workshops will be
posted online shortly (CHECK w/ Wayne!!!)
The Canadian Brownfields Network (CBN) and aboutREMEDIATION.com (AR)
are pleased to host these informative and motivating workshops. Learn
about and gain practical insight into brownfields redevelopment in Ontario,
including new provincial regulations, how to plan and implement redevelopment
projects, what tools are available, and successful case studies and
approaches.
Lunch and refreshments are provided. Pre-registration is mandatory.CBN
members receive a 20% discount. For full details for the remaining workshops,
read the event posting: Sarnia/Lambton
and York
Region.
CONTACT
INFORMATION
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)
Please note:
Attendence of the 2005 Canadian Brownfields Conference did not involve
an automatic renewal or new membership. Please join or renew your membership
to access the Members Features, click
here.
2006
Call for Entries - National Award for Smart Growth Achievement (February
27, 2006) The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pleased to announce that
applications are now being accepted for the fifth annual National Award
for Smart Growth Achievement. For more information, click here.
Brownfields
2006: Developing the New Real Estate Frontier (February 10, 2006)
New details have recently been announced about the Canadian Brownfields
Network’s 7th annual Brownfields Event, Canadian Brownfields 2006: Developing
the new Real Estate Frontier. It will be hold on October 26-27 at the
Toronto Congress Centre, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. For more details,
read the CUI event
posting.
New
Corporate Members:
We wish a warm welcome to the newest Corporate Member:
AIG
Environmental
Jacques
Whitford
XCG
Consultants Ltd.
Kilmer
Group
Canadian
Brownfields Chronicle
New issue coming out on June 2006
CHRONICLE
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.
REVITALIZING
CANADIAN COMMUNITIES
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