Plasco Energy Group Inc. is a private Canadian waste conversion and energy generation company based in Ottawa, Canada. Plasco builds, owns and operates Plasco Conversion System facilities that use our proprietary world-leading technology to convert municipal household, commercial or industrial waste into green power and other valuable products. The company has more than 125 employees from engineering to plant delivery and we're growing fast. Led by an experienced team of senior executives Plasco knows how to deliver successful projects that earn the support of the whole community.

Plasco works to assume all risk so that municipalities don't have to. Our facilities charge competitive tipping fees for the waste they receive and also generate revenue from the sale of premium green electricity. By converting waste into valuable products it costs communities less to manage garbage. Plasco makes it easy for communities to choose change.

The Plasco Conversion System is the result of thirty years of experience with plasma technologies. Decades of research and development have been invested to develop breakthrough performance both economically and environmentally. Since 1986 we have operated research facilities in Ottawa and Spain where our process has been continuously tested and refined. Our 100 tonne-per-day commercial scale demonstration plant began operation in Ottawa in the fall of 2007.

Private investment in Plasco in the last three years has totaled $90 million. The company received $9.5 million in funding from Sustainable Development Technologies Canada and a $4 million loan from the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation.

http://www.plascoenergygroup.com/

As one of Canada's largest law firms, we know what it takes to create, enhance and protect real business value. With more than 700 business-savvy legal professionals active in key global industries, we provide our clients with pragmatic commercial advice.

We have been a trusted business partner to many of Canada's largest organizations for over a century, and have built a solid reputation for delivering creative, effective and valuable solutions to complex business matters.

EXPECT INDUSTRY INSIGHT

Clients know they can rely on Gowlings' professionals to hit the ground running. With a valuable combination of extensive industry insight, tested business acumen and hands-on regulatory experience, we get straight to the heart of your issues.

As a pre-eminent Canadian law firm, our professionals provide valuable counsel on everything from individual contracts to global public offerings. Our world-renowned intellectual property group provides representation on all matters relating to your intangible assets including the enforcement of patents, trade-marks, copyrights, industrial designs, trade secrets and other intellectual property rights. The strength of our advocacy professionals provides you with expertise in civil and commercial disputes, insurance, employment and labour relations and administrative and regulatory matters.

http://www.gowlings.com/

MHPM offers property owners a single point of responsibility – a project manager dedicated to your project from start to finish – and we have one objective: your success. We have done so since 1989 for thousands of happy clients.

Our project managers know that success is built on a foundation of many details and we believe there are no "small details" in any project, whatever the scope.

We are a multidisciplinary team of more than 200 project management professionals who have the academic training and practical expertise to lead projects from inception to successful completion. MHPM's only business is project and program management. This ensures that owners receive completely objective support and advice.

You may be contemplating your first facility project, seeking support for in-house capabilities, considering expansion of existing facilities or seeking solutions to a worrisome problem. Whatever your need, MHPM staff are always available to provide additional information and assistance.

http://www.mhpm.com/

Since incorporation in 1984, SARAFINCHIN Associates Ltd. has expanded into a group of specialist engineering companies providing consulting engineering services in geotechnical and geological engineering, geoenvironmental engineering and hydrogeology, geophysics and geochemistry, instrumentation and monitoring, construction quality assurance, laboratory materials testing, computer modelling and analyses, and earth science management.

The principals and associates of our engineering companies have completed over 3000 projects in Canada, the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, South America, Africa and the Middle East on a wide spectrum of engineering assignments involving telecommunications, transportation, forestry and agriculture, mining, petrochemicals, power generation dams, water resources, manufacturing, waste management, land development and construction, bridges, buildings, tunnels, marine structures, legal and financial institutions.

Our licensed professional engineering staff includes highly qualified engineering geologists, geotechnical engineers, hydrogeologists, geophysicists, geoscientists, civil engineers, technologists and technicians supported by computerized analytical systems, advanced field testing equipment, certified testing laboratories and responsive project management teams.

Our specialist geoengineering group is owned by dedicated key employees who assist our public and private sector clients to provide innovative, practical and cost effective solutions on schedule and within budget.

http://www.sarafinchin.com/

Our mission is to create a more livable built environment, operating at a high level of ecological function, through the integration of green utilities.

RESTORING ECOSYSTEM
SERVICES TO THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT

We're committed to enhancing the built environment with innovative and quality products. We believe in using "green utilities" like soil, trees and stormwater as tools to solve the environmental challenges that face us and to prioritize the health and longevity of our shared urban habitat. Contact usThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it today to learn more about how to bring green infrastructure to your community.

http://www.deeproot.com/

Canadian Consulting Engineer is a magazine for professional engineers working as consultants in the construction field. Published since 1959, it is the only national engineering magazine in Canada that covers all engineering disciplines and all geographic regions.

The feature articles focus on innovative and high profile engineering projects, ranging from civil works in transportation (highways, airports, bridges, etc.), to water treatment plants and sewage works, to hydroelectric dams and power generation. On a smaller scale, we look at building construction, including structures, mechanical and electrical systems, energy management and building controls. We also periodically feature site planning and environmental remediation, industrial processes and controls -- in short, we cover the myriad world of engineering in Canada.

Business articles and departments investigate techniques for improving management practices, construction law and financial issues. We also run features investigating problems and controversies of the day as they affecting engineering companies and individual engineers. The most popular issue every year is in the fall when we have the Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards, a prestigious annual program held by the magazine in association with the Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada.

http://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/

Since 1952, award-winning Building magazine has been reporting on the news and issues of Canada's building development industry, bringing together the various components of the building process, presenting new concepts, defining the trends, and introducing innovative products. Read by building developers, property managers, architects, builders and contractors Building magazine provides advertisers with an opportunity to reach the complete building development team through one publication.

http://www.building.ca/

NRU Publishing produces two weekly news publications, Novæ Res Urbis Greater Toronto Area Edition and Novæ Res Urbis City of Toronto Edition, which focus on municipal politics and urban planning issues in Toronto and in the GTA.

Novæ Res Urbis (pronounced nov-eye rays er-bis, a term roughly translated from Latin as "News of the City") was first published in June 1997, six months before the amalgamation of the seven municipalities of Metropolitan Toronto into the new City of Toronto. The newsletter was conceived by Ian Graham and Bruce Davis based on a belief that with amalgamation would come, not only change, but confusion—the newsletter was to provide up-to-date information on the evolving new city structure and its regular activities, including planning and development matters.

By June 1998, NRU published its first GTA newsletter, originally known as GTA/905 Municipal News and later as Novæ Res Urbis Greater Toronto Area Edition. Since then, NRU has provided over ten years of detailed coverage on key developments and issues affecting Toronto and the GTA, and has become an important information source for decision-makers dealing with municipal issues.

http://www.nrupublishing.com/

The Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) is the recognized voice of the province's planning profession. OPPI provides leadership on policy related to planning, development, the environment, and related issues.

As the Ontario affiliate of the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP), OPPI represents approximately 3,000 practising planners across the province and approximately 500 student members.

OPPI members work for government, private industry, community agencies, and academic institutions.

A not-for-profit Ontario Corporation, OPPI is funded entirely by membership fees and program and activity revenue.

http://www.ontarioplanners.on.ca/

Canada's infrastructure renewal magazine, ReNew Canada, began publication in October 2005. We are a national, bi-monthly business magazine that profiles the design, construction, financing models, management methods and leading-edge technologies behind infrastructure renewal in Canada.

Each magazine reaches over 30,000 business professionals that spend, specify or recommend capital investments for public works and community building projects across the country.

Infrastructure is obviously becoming a hot topic in the media. With bridges collapsing and water mains breaking at alarming rates, the media at large is covering the infrastructure gap with increasing regularity. As Canada's premier source of infrastructure-related news and commentary, ReNew Canada is often a resource for journalists across the country. So here is our scrapbook, our e-clippings if you will.

http://renewcanada.net/

Established in 1887, the Toronto Society of Architects (TSA) is a non-profit volunteer-based organization comprised of architects, professionals from sister organizations, and members of the community that are interested in architecture and urban issues. The TSA is the local Chapter of the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA), which is the licensing and regulatory body that governs the practice of architecture in Ontario.

The TSA plays an advocacy role in the City, ensuring that architecture and design are key considerations in public discussions and in processes that have an impact on our urban environment. The TSA has effectively lobbied civic governments, participated in civic improvement councils, assisted in the writing of building by-laws, and offered professional views on urban issues. Monthly urban forums, typically held the first Tuesday of every month, focus on key urban and architecture issues that engage invited panelists from different disciplines, our membership and interested guests.

The TSA organizes and sponsors a wide variety of initiatives including exhibitions, publications, competitions, forums, film series and celebrations that engage the architectural profession, its sister disciplines, and the public. An elected Executive, comprised of volunteers, undertakes and directs these initiatives throughout the year. We strive to promote and advance the role of architecture and design in Toronto's dynamic community.

http://www.torontosocietyofarchitects.ca/