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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 26-27 , 2006
  ECO Canada Conference 2006 & the Environmental Employer of the Year Awards
  Toronto Ontario Canada 
  
  
• Feb 2-4, 2006
  FCM's Sustainable Communities National Conference and Trade Show 2006
  Ottawa Ontario Canada
  
  
• February 23-March 27
  Ontario Brownfields Knowledge Workshop Series -
  Sudbury - February 23, 2006
  Kingston - February 28, 2006
  Sarnia/Lambton - March 23, 2006
  York Region - March 28, 2006
  
  
• Mar 7-10, 2006
  Federal Contaminated Sites National Workshop
  Ottawa Ontario Canada
  

• Brownfields Workshop: Transforming Brownfields into Productive Community (February 3, 2006, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
  The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), aboutREMEDIATION.com, and the Canadian Brownfields Network are pleased to provide, as a part of FCM's 2006 Sustainable Communities National Conference and Trade Show, this informative and motivating workshop on brownfields redevelopment in Canada. The workshop will provide attendees with practical information on how to start the brownfields redevelopment process, and how to develop programs and policies that result in successful redevelopment projects.
  
  
• Ontario Brownfields Knowledge Workshop Series: Building Capacity for Brownfields Redevelopment and Revitalization (February 23 - March 27 2006, Sudbury, Kingston, Sarnia/Lambton, and York Region)
  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, read the event posting: Sudbury, Kingston, Sarnia/Lambton and York Region.

• Oct 14, 2005 - CBN Annual General Meeting minutes
  Please refer to CBN AGM minutes under the conference (click here - member access required)

Tel: (905) 822-4133
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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)

CBN Enhanced Website:
New look, functionality and feel of the website. www.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.

• ECO Canada Conference 2006 & the Environmental Employer of the Year Awards (January 26-27, 2006)
  This conference responds to these important questions being asked by environmental corporate executives:
  • What important environmental business trends does my company need to prepare for?
  • What areas of skills and knowledge will help my company gain the competitive advantage?
    
  • How can I recruit and retain the best people to maintain and grow my business?
    For full conference detail, visit www.eco.ca.
    
    
• 2006 GLOBE Awards - Deadline Extended (January 13, 2006)
  The deadline for the 2006 GLOBE Awards applications has been extended from January 27th to February 10th! This gives you two extra weeks to fine-tune and polish your application in one of the five categories. For more information, visit www.theglobeawards.ca or www.globe2006.com.
  
  
• Environmental Assessment Reports - Qualification Of Submitters (January 4, 2006)
  Effective immediately, an appropriate Qualified Person (QP) as outlined under the Ministry Of Environment's Ontario Regulation 153/04, must sign all environmental assessments that are submitted to TSSA. The practitioners that are designated as QP's under the regulation are Professional Geoscientists, Professional Engineers, Professional Agrologists and Chartered Chemists. The following advisory provides more detail on the qualifications of submitters of environmental assessment reports. To view the report, download the PDF here.

• Breakfast Session
  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. To read the Minister's speech from the event, click here.
  

• Government of Canada awards $1.560 million to the
  Centre d’excellence de Montréal en réhabilitation de sites (CEMRS) (November 24, 2005)
  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. For the entire article, click here.
  

• New Corporate Members:
  We wish a warm welcome to the newest Corporate Member:
  • AIG Environmental

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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