New Challenge: A Climate for Change
2010 CSA/CMHC/CVC LID Conference Agenda

MORNING SESSION

Time

Speaker

Title/Topic

8:15 to 9:00

REGISTRATION

9:00 to 9:10

Pat Mullin
Mississauga City Councillor
CVC Board Chair

Overview of Watershed Initiatives and workshop

9:10 to 9:50

David Kusturin
Vice-President of Program Management
Waterfront Toronto

Toronto Waterfront – Implementing Innovation

9:50 to 10:00

BREAK

10:00 to 10:05

Michael Mortimer
Program Manager
Built Environment
Canadian Standards Assocation

CSA Initiatives and Introduction of IBC and MOE Guest Speakers

10:05 to 10:50

Robert Tremblay
Director of Research Insurance Bureau of Canada

Cities are facing increased risk and losses to flooding
- IBC is advocating for a solution of not just bigger pipes but also reducing volumes

10:50 to 11:05

Henry Jun
Senior Policy Analyst
Land and Water Policy Branch
Ministry of Environment

MOE Review of Stormwater Management Policy in Light of Climate Change

11:05 to 11:15

Mark Salerno
District Manager
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Initiatives and Introduction of Region of Peel and Town of Halton Hills

11:15 to 11:30

Bryan Hill
Planning Manager
Region of Peel
Corporate Services Department

Peel Climate Change Strategy

11:30 to 11:40

Joan Robson
Halton Hills Town Councillor and CVC Board Member

LID for high recharge areas to meet requirements for replenishing groundwater supplies.

11:40 to 12:00

Q & A / Panel Discussion – Moderated by Mark Salerno, CMHC
CVC to provide instructions on Afternoon Sessions

12:00 to 1:00

LUNCH

AFTERNOON SESSION A   

Time

Speaker

Title/Topic

1:00 to 1:45

Dave Ashfield
Manager of Water Resources The Municipal Infrastructure Group

Why LID for ICI + Multi Res Sector? What are the obstacles, barriers, challenges, opportunities and benefits?

1:45 to 2:05

Allison Reid
Urban Designer
City of Toronto

City of Toronto Green Parking Lot Guide

2:05 to 2:25

Bryan Mulligan
Engineering Technologist
City of Mississauga

Case Study: Sheridan Campus

2:25 to 2:40

BREAK

2:40 to 2:55

Blair Wolk,
Director of Development
Orlando Corporation

Integrating LID into Orlando Development Projects

2:55 to 3:15

Sara Peckford
Environmental Progress Officer
Town of Caledon

Green building incentive: ProLogis case study

3:15 to 3:30

Mike Burkhart
Branch Manager
Bernardi Building Supply

Bernardi Building Supply - Pollution prevention design

3:30 to 3:50

Panel Discussion

Moderator Blair Wolk

3:50 to 4:00

Karyn Ferguson
Project Manager
Canadian Standards Association

Overview of CSA/CVC Sustainable Stormwater Management Training Program

Time

Speaker

Title/Topic

1:00 to 1:45

Dave Maunder, President
Aquafor Beech Ltd.

Why LID for the Public Realm? What are the obstacles, barriers, challenges, opportunities and benefits?

1:45 to 2:15

Ron Ormson
Director of Development Services, City of Waterloo

City of Waterloo Perforated Pipe System

2:15 to 2:30

BREAK

2:30 to 3:05

Tom Wenzel
Permit & Roadway Coordinator
City of Mississauga

Chris Denich
Water Resource Engineer
Aquafor Beech Ltd.

Case Studies:
Lakeview neighbourhood street redevelopment
Elm Drive redevelopment

3:05 to 3:20

Sharon Naraine
Vice-President of Operations
Sequoia Grove Homes, Inc.

Laura Koyanagi
Water Resource Analyst
The Municipal Infrastructure Group

Walnut Grove, builder's perspective of LID

3:20 to 3:40

Patrick Cheung
Senior Engineer
Policy and Program Development
City of Toronto

Bylaws in support of LID in the Public Realm

3:40 to 3:50

Panel Discussion

Moderator - Steve Barrett, City of Mississauga

3:50 to 4:00

Jeff Walker
Project Manager
Canadian Standards Association

Overview of CSA/CVC Sustainable Stormwater Management Training Program

AFTERNOON SESSION C

Time

Speaker

Title/Topic

1:00 to 4:00 with 15 min. mid-afternoon break

Jay Michels
Erosion & Sediment Control Specialist
Carl Almer
Water Resources Engineer
Eli Rupnow
Water Resources Engineer
Emmons & Olivier, Inc.

Session will be based on the LID Construction Guide for designers and contractors/inspectors and will include topics of: clearing and grubbing, perimeter controls, mass grading, utility and foundation construction, building construction, finish grading, final stabilization, soil preparation, vegetation selection and installation and maintenance, tendering, and certification.  This session is also an opportunity to get feedback on the Guide.

AFTERNOON SESSION D

Time

Speaker

Title/Topic

1:00 to 1:45

Chris Kloss,
Senior Environmental Scientist
Low Impact Development Center

Municipal LID Policy Report

1:45 to 2:00

John Kinkead
Director of Water Resources Management & Restoration,
Credit Valley Conservation

Sustainable Stormwater Management Funding

2:00 to 2:15

BREAK

2:15 to 2:55

Denise McGoldrick, Project Manager of Capital Projects
City of Waterloo

Nick Gollan
Supervisor
City of Kitchener

Kitchener/Waterloo stormwater utility based on impervious area, a tale of two cities

2:55 to 3:15

Chris Mills
Director of Infrastructure Services
Town of Halton Hills

Halton Hills development charge for long term stormwater system maintenance

3:15 to 3:35

Jane Welsh
Acting Project Manager- Environmental Planning
City of Toronto

City of Toronto green building standards and incentives

3:35 to 4:00

Discussion Panel – Moderator Sue Ann Laking, City of Mississauga