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Ontario Gets on The Bike Train

Ontario Gets on The Bike Train

Posted on 22 April 2010

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The Bike Train is an initiative that introduces bike racks onboard select passenger trains to destinations across Ontario. First launched as the Greenbelt Express between Toronto and Niagara in 2007, the [...]

Ontario Invests in Wind Energy

Ontario Invests in Wind Energy

Posted on 21 April 2010

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Ontario has made one of the largest single investments in wind energy in Canada’s history: 48 new wind energy projects have been awarded,  representing more than 1,500 megawatts (MW) of new generating [...]

Money Talks

Money Talks

Posted on 21 October 2009

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At the same time Prime Minister Stephen Harper was delivering an economic update that amounts to a tentative thumbs up, Liberal infrastructure critic Gerard Kennedy, who participated in ReNew Canada’s [...]

Smart Cities v. Big Utilities (or “Is Ontario all that?”)

Posted on 12 February 2009

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Sometimes the internet is a mess. Other days it throws up pieces of information that seem to fit together almost too perfectly. For the second time this month, Ontario's work to encourage renewables [...]

LEED Up, it’s the Law

Posted on 08 February 2009

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Everyone wants to go green, but nobody wants to pay for it. Owners talk about wanting to incorporate green features in their buildings, but when a construction budget needs to be slashed, green upgrades [...]

Peering into the Void

Posted on 12 November 2008

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Given the localized congestion of utilities under our city streets and highways, locating and mapping their positions can be challenging. When the utilities fail, it's important to determine the location [...]

Enersource Honours McCallion

Enersource Honours McCallion

Posted on 16 October 2008

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Enersource Corporation officially dedicated a municipal substation today in Streetsville, Ont. in honour of Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion's 38 years of service as a utility commissioner and board member. Enersource [...]

CEAA Awards Funds to Métis Nation of Ontario

CEAA Awards Funds to Métis Nation of Ontario

Posted on 16 October 2008

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The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has awarded $13,000 to the Métis Nation of Ontario to support its participation in the environmental assessment of the proposed Lower Mattagami Hydroelectric [...]

FCM Stands Up for Infrastructure

FCM Stands Up for Infrastructure

Posted on 15 October 2008

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Today, FCM President Jean Perrault, Mayor of Sherbrooke, Que., issued the following statement on the federal election result: "On behalf of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, I would like to [...]

Interviews with Gary Burroughs, Brian McMullan and Ted Salci

Interviews with Gary Burroughs, Brian McMullan and Ted Salci

Posted on 29 September 2008

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Larry Frolick interviewed the three mayors of the towns he profiled in our Sept./Oct. issue. Each one had a different — sometimes conflicting — view on how the small town should progress into the twenty-first [...]

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