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