Informed Decision
Making

The AR web site provides government agencies, developers, financial organizations, academia and consultants with relevant up-to-date news, events, announcements, tools, technologies and case studies.

AR works with industry leaders (public supporters and private sponsors) to provide up-to-date and releavant information to its users.

Web site Features & Content offer Knowledge Products :

• Brownfield Tools
• Sustainable Development
• Risk Management & Insurance
• Remediation Solutions
• Research & Development
• Education & Training
• Brownfield Financing
• Legal Issues
• Site Characterization

AR communicates recent and relavant news, events and annoucments through the News Listing, Presss Room, Events Calendar and monthly e-Letters.

Deliver Workshops and Training Events 

OCETA provides custom training on a fee-for-service basis, for government and private sector, to gain a better understanding of remediation and the brownfield redevelopment issues and solutions.

Topics and modules include "how to":

• Start the brownfield redevelopment process
• Operate within the existing regulatory regime
• Implement a community improvement vision that incorporates revitalization
• Develop practical strategies to finance brownfield projects
• Engage developers and generate interest in brownfields
• Evaluate risks and understand risk protection
• Select appropriate remediation technologies and approaches
• Develop effective remediation plans

Build Capacity and Engage Stakeholders

OCETA has collaborated with public and private organizations in a unique stakeholder process to encourage open communication and develop unique tools.

The Brownfield Redevelopment Toolbox assists Ontario municipalities in navigating and understanding the brownfield redevelopment process.

The Redevelopment Framework for Former Service Stations in the Province of Ontario, is an online decision-support tool that guides municipalities, property owners, developers, and other stakeholders through the redevelopment of under-utilized and abandoned service station sites.

OCETA's Remediation & Brownfield Team at AR is also available to develop specific tools for other provinces and sectors across Canada.

Showcase Your Business Expertise

• AR Website
• Electronic Communications
• Literature Distribution
• Brownfield Tool Development
• Conferences and Workshops
• Tradeshow Delegations

OCETA / AR has organized Canadian delegations to US EPA Brownfield Conferences for the past three years. Showcases include distinct Pavilions, Business Directories, Networking Events and Business Developoment Opportunities.

Over 100,000 unique users visit the AR Web site per year for information, knowledge and solutions on site remediation and brownfield redevelopment.

AR has a subscriber list of over 6,000 individuals from across Canada and the US that receive monthly e-letters, bulletins and sponsored annoucements

Sponsorship /Advertising Opportunities

OCETA's RELEVANT REMEDIATION AND BROWNFIELDS EXPERIENCE

The Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement (OCETA) provides a unique package of capacity-building, training, marketing, policy support and information dissemination services in the interrelated fields of brownfield redevelopment and site remediation.

• ONLINE INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
  OCETA provides online outreach and communication to the remediation and brownfield sector. In addition to providing the industry with up-to-date news and events, the Web sites are portals for the dissemination of knowledge, tools, solutions and linkages to stakeholders.
  
  
• MARKET ASSESSMENT
  OCETA has completed several market research and assessment projects in the remediation and brownfield sector.
  
  
• DECISION-SUPPORT TOOLS AND FRAMEWORKS
  OCETA has developed a unique stakeholder engagement and consultation process to assist policy makers and the private sector in developing decision-support tools and frameworks that reflect industry and market needs.
  
  
• AWARENESS, TRAINING AND CAPACITY-BUILDING
  OCETA has promoted the principles of sustainability, brownfield redevelopment and site remediation through outreach, awareness, training and capacity-building initiatives. OCETA has delivered over twenty-five knowledge and training workshops across Ontario, Canada and Internationally.
  
  
• POLICY AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
  OCETA has collaborated with the public and private sector to develop and facilitate policy and program development working sessions.