In response to a mandate announced by the Finance Minister in
his December 2001 budget, the National Round Table launched
an initiative aimed at promoting the transformation of Canada's
brownfields into vibrant centres of community life. The objective
of the program was to develop a national strategy that incorporates
federal, provincial, municipal and private sector measures that
will facilitate the redevelopment of brownfields in Canada.
The NRTEE convened a Task Force to help devise
the strategy. The Task Force included representatives from
diverse sectors and regions of the country, including all
three levels of government. The broad cross-section of representatives
provided immediate knowledge and experience in the brownfields
area.
The strategy's recommendations address key barriers
to brownfield redevelopment, including: legal uncertainty
surrounding environmental liability, lack of capital, and
poor stakeholder understanding of the issue. Cleaning
up the Past, Building the Future: A National Brownfield Redevelopment
Strategy for Canada was released in February 2003.
For
more information about the NRTEE's National Brownfield
Redevelopment Strategy, please contact:
Sara
Melamed
Special
Projects Manager
Tel: (613) 995-7519
Fax: (613) 992-7385
E-mail: melameds@nrtee-trnee.ca
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