The Canadian energy landscape is undergoing a period of great change, as the move from coal to renewables and the rapid pace of innovation is causing new strategies to emerge for providing power to communities across the country. An expert panel provided its outlook on how this new age of energy development will provide new private sector opportunities in the industry at an event hosted by the Toronto Region Board…

The recent release of the EY report analyzing government spending in Ontario did not shed light on the future of infrastructure investment in the province, but it may have indicated what the road ahead could look like. A pair of recommendations presented within the EY report suggest that better data and analytics are needed to determine return on investment and performance: The result is that while Government understands and can…

The Blue Mountain Resort near Collingwood played host to the annual Ontario Professional Planners Institute conference in early October. With hundreds of professional planners from municipalities across Ontario, and industry stakeholders from across Canada, the conference provided a forum for a wide range of issues impacting the industry. From agriculture and urban forestry to leadership and ethics, the important issues facing the day-to-day responsibilities of professional planners were engaged during…