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Cleaning up the past, building the future : National brownfield redevelopment strategy for Canada

24 May 2006

At the heart of the NRTEE’s work is a commit- ! analysing environmental and economic facts to ment to improve the quality of economic and identify changes that will enhance sustainability in environmental policy development by providing Canada; and decision makers with the information they need to ! using the products of research, analysis and nation- make reasoned choices on a sustainable future [...] In this capital for the early stages of redevelopment regard, the federal government has a unique responsi- ! establish an effective mechanism through which bility—and a unique opportunity—to launch the the federal, provincial/territorial and municipal national strategy and begin the transformation of Cleaning up the Past, Building the Future: A National Brownfield Redevelopment Strategy for Canad [...] That municipal governments continue to play a pivotal As the strategy matures, governments could role in the delivery of a brownfield redevelopment strengthen the national strategy in response to the strategy and tools by: experience gained in the first few years. [...] The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) has worked to build a more coordinated and consistent approach to managing contaminated sites in Canada, including brownfields. [...] The legislation also seeks to encourage owners of brownfield properties to undertake site cleanup by: • allowing municipalities to freeze or cancel the municipal portion of the property tax on contaminated sites (the Ministry of Finance may match the municipal tax treatment for the education portion of the property tax) • providing municipalities with a one-year option to take ownership of land in
health environment education economics economy insurance brownfields water urban renewal natural resources derelict land hazardous waste site remediation environmental remediation environmental pollution risk loan tax waste mortgage contaminated sites market failure further education market failures small business administration mortgage loan remediation brownfield land brownfield brownfield sites brownfield redevelopment projects hazardous waste sites
ISBN
1894737059
Pages
93
Published in
Canada

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