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  • City of Kitchener receives national award for its participation in The Intowns redevelopment project June 3, 2008 KITCHENER — Playing a part in the transformation of an industrial wasteland into an invigorated live-work residential community earned the city first place in the residential development category of the 71st annual Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Conference and Municipal Expo and the CH2M Hill Sustainable Community Awards ceremony, held Saturday night in Québec City, Que. The city was honoured with this national award for the financial incentives and streamlined development process that was used to help bring The Intowns to life – a 128-unit townhouse community located on Woodside Avenue. More... Woodside Avenue Brownfield Redevelopment Project Wins National Award City of Kitchener: October 22, 2007 KITCHENER — The City is proud to be among a group of partners honoured with a national award for supporting brownfield redevelopment, last Thursday at the 2007 CUI Brownie Awards in Montreal, Que. The CUI awarded the top prize for the Best Small-Scale Project to the reurbanization project at 110 Highland Road East — now known as The Intowns; a project that was spearheaded three years ago by the City, developer Stirling Bridge Limited and the neighbourhoodís residents. More... Brownfield Cleansing to a New Level Many of the risk factors surrounding remediation are just thing of the past RICH LETKEMAN Mississauga Business Times: Sep 21, 2006 Hang onto your oiler boots. There's a "kick-butt" bacterium out there called KB-1 that eats hydrocarbons like oil, diesel, gas and even some solvents, and it's injected into soils to remediate contaminated industrial sites. More... From Nightmare To Dream Come True BRENT DAVIS The Record, Kitchener, Ont.: Jun 29, 2006. A former industrial site with a tumultuous past has a brighter future in store. This afternoon, shovels will symbolically turn the soil at the old Canadian Blower and Forge property, marking the beginning of a project that's being hailed as a model for urban redevelopment and brownfield rehabilitation. Toronto-based firm Stirling Bridge Limited plans to build 128 townhouses at the 110 Highland Road East location in a mixture of two and three-storey buildings. Eleven of the homes will be "live/work units," featuring ground floor commercial space and living areas upstairs. More... Great Things Happen When People Decide To Work Together HEATHER THOMSON The Record, Kitchener, Ont.: June 23, 2005 It's amazing what can be accomplished when city hall, developers and citizens' groups work together on urban redevelopment projects. Just look at what's been happening at the old Canadian Blower and Forge site near St. Mary's Hospital in Kitchener. More...