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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 [...]

Axis:Access

Axis:Access

Posted on 26 September 2008

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Having passed through St. Catharines mostly en route to somewhere else along the Queen Elizabeth Way, I have a hard time forming a mental image of the city beyond a vague memory of a typical struggling [...]

OWA, CanWEA Encouraged by Emphasis on Renewables

OWA, CanWEA Encouraged by Emphasis on Renewables

Posted on 19 September 2008

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Minister of Energy and Infrastructure George Smitherman announced yesterday an initiative to conduct a scoped review of the enhancement and acceleration of Ontario's renewable energy potential, and the [...]

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