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Changes to Ontario’s Brownfield Regulations

Changes to Ontario’s Brownfield Regulations

Posted on 11 January 2010

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According to environmental law firm Willms and Shier, last December without press release or any online explanation, the Ontario government filed the extensive and long-awaited changes to its brownfields [...]

Bankrolling Infrastructure

Posted on 14 December 2009

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While there have been a lot of questions about why federal stimulus funding isn't "rolling out" fast enough, almost nobody has examined whether or not it's rolling too quickly. Federal Finance Minister [...]

Rookie at the Helm

Rookie at the Helm

Posted on 10 June 2009

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Yesterday the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance (GTMA) hosted a session with Rob Prichard, the self described "rookie at the helm" of Metrolinx. The newly appointed president and CEO said, "This is the [...]

“Biggest Construction Project in Canada” Underway

“Biggest Construction Project in Canada” Underway

Posted on 14 May 2009

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Our number one project on this year's Top 100 list, the Romaine Hydroelectric Complex is officially under construction. Québec Premier Jean Charest made the announcement yesterday accompanied by Minister [...]

$192M Plan for TO’s Waterfront

$192M Plan for TO’s Waterfront

Posted on 26 March 2009

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Waterfront Toronto has now decided that remaking Queens Quay into a grand lakefront boulevard is the solution the city has been waiting for. The new design features streetcar lanes in the centre, traffic [...]

Prentice Promises Fewer EAs

Prentice Promises Fewer EAs

Posted on 18 March 2009

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The day before delivering the opening address at Americana in Montreal, Environment Minister Jim Prentice told a Calgary business audience that federal infrastructure dollars will flow more easily now [...]

New RCCAO Report Calls for Speedier EAs

New RCCAO Report Calls for Speedier EAs

Posted on 20 February 2009

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The Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) is calling for the streamlining of "burdensome" environmental assessment (EA) legislation that's slowing up infrastructure projects that [...]

Fast-Tracking the EA Process

Fast-Tracking the EA Process

Posted on 15 February 2009

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The federal government is fast-tracking the way it evaluates the environmental impact of the vast majority of its infrastructure projects On Friday, Minister Baird said the federal government will start [...]

Romaine Project Belongs to Quebec

Romaine Project Belongs to Quebec

Posted on 12 February 2009

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Hydro-Québec has confirmed that the Romaine hydroelectric power project, number one on our Top 100 list of projects for 2009, will have no impact on the territory of Labrador since its area of influence [...]

Winds from the North

Winds from the North

Posted on 03 February 2009

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NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. and the Council of the Haida Nation have formed a partnership that could lead to the development of Canada's first offshore wind energy project. The NaiKun project is located [...]

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