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Volume 3 - Program & Project Ideas (PDF - 4.5 - Natural Life Network

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<strong>Natural</strong> Resources Canada – Community Energy Systems<br />

- Case study: Trenton, NJ, USA<br />

Trenton had considerable amount of organic contamination from fuels, concentrations of<br />

PCBs and heavy metals as a result of rapid industrialization. Isles' Urban Brownfields<br />

<strong>Program</strong>me - builds self-sufficiency in the community by helping low-income, minority<br />

residents understand and combat environmental degradation and was initiated in 1995.<br />

• Recycling brownfields sites, makes efficient use of existing land and services,<br />

eases development pressures on farmland and neighbouring communities, and<br />

generates jobs and tax revenue, and saves energy.<br />

• Enduring partnerships have been developed among stakeholders to address<br />

environmental issues.<br />

Source: UN. 1998. Urban Brownfields <strong>Program</strong>me: Rehabilitating Toxic Industrial Land, New<br />

Jersey, USA. http://bestpractices.org/bpbriefs/Environment.html#nj For more information,<br />

contact Gary Lord, Tel: (609) 393-5656, fax: (609) 393-9513.<br />

- Case study: Montreal, QC<br />

The National Pacific Railways had originally used the Angus site as an industrial<br />

complex to maintain its trains and locomotives. The site was redeveloped to create over<br />

2500 housing units; 40 per cent are for low- and moderate-income households. The<br />

Canadian Pacific Railway aided in the clean up.<br />

• The housing and occupants were integrated into the surrounding<br />

neighbourhood, thereby<br />

using the existing<br />

infrastructure, schools<br />

and other community<br />

facilities.<br />

Source: NRTEE. Angus<br />

Shops, Montreal, Quebec:<br />

Before site cleanup, 1998<br />

- Case study: Moncton,<br />

NB<br />

The land was used as an<br />

industrial site for 85<br />

years to house the<br />

Draft 4/11/2005<br />

• The project provides<br />

affordable housing for<br />

workers employed in the<br />

core area of Montreal.<br />

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