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    REMEDIATE, RECLAIM , REDEVELOP, REVITALIZE

aboutREMEDIATION (AR) is Canada’s leading information resource on site remediation and brownfields redevelopment. Launched in March 2001, www.aboutremediation.com now attracts about 100,000 unique visitors per year. AR is owned and operated by the Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement (OCETA).  

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The aboutREMEDIATION website was recognized by the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) for excellence in conveying information and sharing ideas, techniques, concepts, and approaches in relation to brownfields redevelopment when it was presented with a Brownie Award for Innovation & Commercialization at the 2001 Canadian Brownfields Conference. View Press Release


 

Images used on the AR website, brochure, and other promotional material courtesy of Sean Galbraith Photography / SMLG.ca.
 
Sean Galbraith Photography / SMLG.ca


 

INFORMATION & SOLUTIONS

Increase Your Knowledge
aboutREMEDIATION provides government agencies, developers, financial organizations, academia and consultants with relevant up-to-date news, initiatives, resources, tools, technologies and case studies.

Key features include:

  • Brownfields Redevelopment Toolbox
  • Case Studies
  • Sustainable Communities
  • Risk Management / Insurance
  • Legal Issues
  • Remediation Solutions
  • Site Characterization
  • Research & Development
  • Education & Training
  • Technology Database
  • News & Events
  • Business Directory
  • Glossary
  • Featured Publications
  • Profiled Technologies
  • Brownfield Financing

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Deliver Workshops and Events
AR provides custom training on a fee-for-service basis, for government and private sector stakeholders, to help them gain a better understanding of the brownfield redevelopment process.

Topics and modules include "how to":

  • Start the brownfield redevelopment process
  • Operate within the existing regulatory regime
  • Implement a community improvement vision that incorporates revitalization
  • Develop practical strategies to finance brownfield projects
  • Engage developers and generate interest in brownfields
  • Evaluate risks and understand risk protection
  • Select appropriate remediation technologies and approaches
  • Develop effective remediation plans
TOOLS & APPROACHES

Build Capacity with the Brownfield Redevelopment Toolbox
The AR team has developed a Brownfield Redevelopment Toolbox to assist Ontario municipalities in navigating the brownfield redevelopment process.

The AR team is available to develop specific tools for other provinces and sectors across Canada.

MARKET EXPOSURE

Promote Your Services to a Targeted Audience
About 100,000 unique visitors per year access AR for information, knowledge and innovative solutions on site remediation and brownfield redevelopment. AR has over 5,000 subscibers to the free AR E-Letter.

Showcase Your Business Expertise through the web site, electronic communications, brochures and literature, toolbox development, tradeshows and workshops.

  • Sponsors access a dedicated audience of stakeholders and practitioners involved in all aspects of brownfields & remediation.

PARTNERSHIPS

aboutREMEDIATION collaborates with a wide range of industry leaders involved in site remediation and brownfields redevelopment, to create a sector gateway to relevant expertise and information on government policies, effective remediation products and services, and successful management strategies.  Stakeholders collaborate with AR to increase their public awareness while accelerating site remediation and brownfields redevelopment across Canada.

  • Partnerships with industry leaders are key to brownfields redevelopment and allow access to a team of professionals through AR.
  • aboutREMEDIATION has also established international alliances to create a unique worldwide network for site remediation and brownfields redevelopment.
  • The Canadian Brownfields Network (CBN) was founded in 2004 by AR and CUI  to create a national brownfields network in response to recommendations from the NRTEE's National Brownfield Redevelopment Strategy for Canada.

For more information
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