EJQ3 - Winter 2025 - Journal - Page 19
2024 BROWNIE AWARD WINNERS
RENEW: Project Development at the Neighbourhood Scale
Canals Development – Welland, Ont.
THIS PROJECT TRANSFORMS two historic
brown昀椀eld properties with extensive
contamination into a vibrant residential
community, with several parks and trails
along the Welland Canal. The developer has
conducted many public outreach sessions
to facilitate the integration of community
feedback into the master plan and has
worked extensively with the city to align the
community features, including a state-ofthe-art sports facility and many parks/trails,
to the city’s vision. The development also looked
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by reusing soil
between the two properties and reducing the amount
that needs to be land昀椀lled or moved o昀昀-site.
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Project Team: Empire Communities, Armstrong
Planning, EXP Services Inc., YORK1, and MBTW.
RENEW: PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
AT THE NEIGHBOURHOOD SCALE
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH
THIS REDEVELOPMENT
From left: Nicolas Aiello, City of Welland; Robert Helik, EXP
Services Inc.; Daniel Dickinson, Precedent Land Company;
Matthew Forezli, Precedent Land Company; Amanda Kosloski, Armstrong Planning & Project Management;
Davin McCully, Armstrong Planning & Project Management; and, Samantha McAuley, City of Welland.
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